Nothing Short of a Remarkable Feature

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2006)

When released, a lot of people did not really like this movie - I believe there are certainly reasons for this, the three majors ones being that (1) I believe the trailer for it does an inadequate job of showing what this movie is truly about, (2) This is a mid-winter type release, and this movie was released while summer blockbusters were still hot, which is a recipe for disaster no matter how good the movie, and (3) Many people were expecting a Tom Cruise flick where it is easy to watch, predictable, etc. And some were disappointed that "Vanilla Sky" is not that and others were not able to move past the stereotype that Tom Cruise cannot act (which, in all fairness, is very true at times - just look at "MI-3").
Now, if you can move past all Tom Cruise stereotypes and view this film as any other movie, regardless of who is in it, then you can come to find yourself really getting into it. In fact, you'll be blown away by it.
But if you cannot move past that or do not like movies that really make you think, then maybe you should go rent something like "Fantastic Four" instead. . . .