Review of Vanilla Sky (2001) by Katie H — 22 Feb 2010
Mind-blowingly good, you cannot honestly ask more from a film than this gives you.
--Spoiler alert--.
Some may find it overly philosophical or even surreal, but personally I can't see how anyone could be unimpressed. I think the critics dislike can be explained by reference to the time of release, when it probably seemed a bit too similar to the Truman Show and The Matrix.
There is also some similarity- especially with regard to romantic memories -with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. That film probably does that job better, but Vanilla Sky has more absorbing drama and mystery. I would not pick one of the two films- you can have both. Perhaps my only criticism is that it simply explains away a lot of the mystery at the end, that is, both that this is a bad narrative device and that there isn't more to think out for yourself.
This review of Vanilla Sky (2001) was written by Katie H on 22 Feb 2010.
Vanilla Sky has generally received positive reviews.
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