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| Vanilla Sky | 
| Category: Movie
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Avg. Customer Rating:  787 reviews
Sales Rank: 12567
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 136 minutes
ASIN: B000IZ8VDK
Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 2001
Release Date: November 13, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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| Customer Reviews:
 Worse the second time around!!! March 29, 2002
After seeing this film in the theater, I thought it was simply brilliant. I was so pleased that I immediately found a DVD copy of Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) and soon realized how, in comparison, the remake is nothing more than a higher budget exact duplicate of the original. Tom Cruise...so what! Cameron Crowe didn't do anything but reshoot Open Your Eyes, even the cuts are the same.
 fantastic lynchian rollercoaster ride March 24, 2002
If you like the surrealism of David Lynch films and you are ready to engage and surrender yourself to this movie, you will thank me later. The key is you need to be a person who doesn't lose interest when confusing movie sequenses occur. Go with the flow of the movie, let it dazzle, confound and thrill you. The sound track is one of the best I've heard since Lock Stock & two smoking barrels.
This twilight zone style plot can be compared to many a lynch film with one major difference: He wraps everything up at the end so that although there is still plenty to talk about, you have the nature of what happened in the movie explained to you. It's a nice change in that I'm still trying to figure out what happend in Lost Highway.
I was overwhelmed and speechless for at least and hour after seeing this movie, just soaking it all in. Exciting and emotionally draining, I think this is a wonderful movie that everyone should take a look at. For all the guys reading this: Even if you hate this movie Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz will help you make it to the end. I can't believe that it is not up for any oscars..
 Please... don't waste your time, or brain cells watching. March 24, 2002
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I've never been so lost, and so upset about watching a movie. Vanilla Sky starts out as an interesting movie, depicting the spoiled life of a rich little playboy. Cameron Diaz probably does her best acting in this film, and it's a shame it has to be attached to such a piece of garbage. After Diaz's character runs her car off a bridge, it all goes downhill. We're thrown into a myriad of explanations of what's happened to Cruise's character, and we're never sure whether what's taking place is real or dreamed. The second half of this movie is so convoluted, and so pointless, it's sad. The movie started with a little promise, especially knowing we'd be treated to one-liners from co-starring Jason Lee. However, this becomes a train wreck of a movie, and great actors like Kurt Russell, Penelope Cruz and Lee are wasted. Instead, we're treated to a bizarre trip through the possibilities of what's become of Cruise's character's mind and body. Why the makers of this film thought people would be attracted to such a mess is beyond me. You'll be left with so many questions, and so many "Why?"'s, it's not funny. This might be the worst movie I've ever seen. Please, please, please, please don't watch this.
Quite Possibly the Greatest Movie I Have Ever Partaken In March 24, 2002
This movie is undboutedly the most powerful, if not the greatest movie I have ever seen.... then your mind will be blown by this absolute masterpiece. It simply covers all bases and is absolutely gorgeous. If you have half a brain you will be completely riveted throughout this bit of perfection, and then left feeling extremely drained and shaken up at how truly amazing his movie is.Thank you Cameron Crowe for giving the world a movie that is truly perfect.
 The Most Underrated Film Of The Year March 22, 2002
"Open your eyes."And thus begins the most wild film of the year and one of my favorite films of all time. Vanilla Sky, a remake of a film called Open Your Eyes, places Tom Cruise, a man who takes everything for granted, and places him something he can't control. A throwback to films like The Game, the character has no control over anything and anything goes. But, also in the tribute of Jacob's Ladder and Psycho, the ending will suprise you. The performance by Cameron Diaz was Oscar-Worthy and the screenplay should have been nominated. The film is very good and one of the only films that I like and the critics hate. Please, see Vanilla Sky and Open Your Eyes. Both are very good.
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