Review of Vanilla Sky (2001) by Robert D — 15 Jun 2012

I'm a sucker for good sci-fi and this delivers, great panoramic views of peoples lives, lots of unexpected twists, fascinating ideas.

This review of Vanilla Sky (2001) was written by Robert D on 15 Jun 2012.

Vanilla Sky has generally received positive reviews.

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