A cover to cover Fear!

Rating: 6/10 (22 November 2005)

After Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire, guess he had only Tom on his mind, who plays David Aames, as a spoilt Rich brat who inherits New York's Super seller Magazine named "Rise" The Movie begins in the streets with his Black Ferrari, where he sees the entire Times Square Empty!!! The best part I always wanted to hear the Directors commentary, when I got my own DVD, I heard it, right from the Producer that how it took them to Block the Entire Times Square - with the Mayor's permission all the shops and offices to be open but no living beings on site, it was physically made and no Digital mix or any graphics was used!! Really unbelievable shot!!! I heard they closed the shot in 3.5 hrs. Drawing the attention towards the accident that changed the life of this rich brat which made him feel incompetent in his life. His charms, smile and happiness were stolen by that single accident for which he gave himself. Another point to note  The sticker on David's car reads 2/30/01, a fictional date. On the commentary, Cameron Crowe says that it was an accident, it did make sense..the make up was sketched perfectly that how one could not face even his best friend and was wearing a mask for a party, even one would feel that in-composite. Also his love Sofia (Penelope Cruz) whom he visualizes as Julie (Cameroon Diaz) when he is in the ecstasy of making love with his girlfriend Sofia, who then turns in to Julie due to the strong subconscious mind taken over - is perfectly depicted by nice camera work! Although a lone character which brings his father's senses to him through Dr.Curtis McCabe (Kurt Russell) who wants to reveal him to the world what he went through, but Kurt Russell rides to the conclusion that he was not under any pressure but with science and its re-engineering or moreover a treatment, from Life Time a sci-balance program which makes him feel young even after 150 yrs as such  this is where the Director had to maintain his story but then takes as a tour and summarizes the climax on top of a building with a get together to prove that he has to come over his greatest fear "Height" and jumps! Well this is something, which the Dir could have emitted  I would rate this movie 6 out of 10 also a must see for Tom's performance.