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Vanilla Sky
4:00 am Jul 1 - by Jennifer Lavine – buzz Writer
Before Diaz and Cruise teamed up for Knight and Day, they starred in Vanilla Sky together. However, this remake of the Spanish film titled Abre los Ojos (Open Your Eyes in English) was both a commercial and critical disappointment. Although it opened at number one during its first week in the box office, audiences found its plot too confusing to keep people returning to the theater.
However, it was this tapestry of cinematography that kept me watching the movie over and over again, each time asking myself “Holy crap ... if I were Tom Cruise what move would I make?” Of course, it’s hard to feel bad for a playboy millionaire when he still has money in the bank, but can any of us deny doing something incredibly stupid and borderline insane for a crush? Now what if we had a million dollars? That insanity would probably only multiply to the proportions we seen in this film.
That’s what I love about this movie. It’s an insane love story gone out of control. When we were kids we used to lock ourselves in our room after getting rejected. Tom Cruise one-ups that by locking himself in a cryogenic chamber. If that isn’t romance, then I don’t know what is. Not to mention Diaz’s role in the film, the crazy ex-lover. The audience gets revenge at past lovers through her as she haunts and tortures Cruise for being such a scumbag playboy. It’s the kind of justice we almost never see in real life (Note: this writer may be a tad bit cynical).
I think the mistake most audiences make in viewing this film is expecting a reasonable plot line. However, Vanilla Sky more closely resembles a Shakespearean play with a philosophical twist. Watch it for the intensity and you won’t be disappointed.
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