A mans battle with the world, his demons and himself.

Rating: Null/10 (11 June 2002)

Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky" is a great film without question. It is my personal favorite movie of the year and is quickly working its way up on my all time favorite list. This film confuses the weak minded and is a field day for the creative. "Vanilla Sky" opens by showing you David Ames, he is rich, handsome and well liked. The world is at his feet...but then suddenly his world falls out from under him when his life catches up to him. However, before things spin madly out of control he encounters what few of us ever do, true love. This film illustrates the part of Sofia as a goddess, honestly, what guy out there wouldn't want her? To say anymore would be to give it away, however this film makes use of the audiences senses. It plays with what we're familiar with and what the filmmakers know we've never seen. We know Tom Cruise has a smile to die for but we were not (until now) aware he has a very gifted comical side/depressing on the edge of hysteria. This film uses pop culture as a backdrop for a tale about life and love and just how easy it is to loose it and it challenges all who watches this film to open their eyes and question "Well, what is the perfect life?"