6 days later, and it is still with me...

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2001)

My wife and I went to see Vanilla Sky on Saturday, December 15, after an anniversary dinner, with no knowledge of the films content, history, or original Spanish origin... therefore we had no idea what we were walking into, and had no expectations either. And here we are on Thursday, December 20, and this film from Cameron Crowe is still lingering in my head. Personally, I feel that on this premise alone, "Vanilla Sky" is an excellent example of Hollywood film-making as high-art.
There was a constant "push/pull" between not only the characters here, but also with what was of the conscious mind and the subconscious mind -- leaving you, the viewer, a fly on the wall looking on as this hyper-real tangle of a story unravels.
There is also a wonderful marriage of music and image in this film. This hybrid will be obvious and welcome in the first minute of watching the opening scene.
That is all I need to say. Anymore would get too specific, and I would hate to give away ANY aspect of this haunting, high-calibre film.