Vanilla Sky
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Metascore
45 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 151 Ratings

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  • Starring: Penélope Cruz, Tom Cruise
  • Summary: Snowboarding through life, David Aames (Cruise) appears to lead a charmed life. In one night David meets a girl of his dreams and loses her by making a small mistake. Thrust unexpectedly onto a roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams, David finds himself on a mind-bending search for his soul and discovers the precious, ephemeral nature of true love. (Paramount Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 33
  3. Negative: 9 out of 33
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: William Arnold
    83
    A mostly fascinating, often frustrating, boldly uncommercial Hollywood version of a boldly uncommercial art film. It's very atypical of the previous work of both director and star, and it's as personal a film, I suspect, as Cruise will ever make.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    80
    Highly entertaining, erotic science-fiction thriller that takes Mr. Crowe into Steven Spielberg territory.
  3. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    It reeks of unearned profundity, but I found it entertaining.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    38
    The title doesn't hint at the unsavory mess the film actually is.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 95
  3. Negative: 18 out of 95
  1. MorriBey
    10
    I disagree with many 'reviewers' and feel that this version is a much more polished movie than the original spanish movie. The soundtrack is amazing and the suspense is real. An amazing achievement by Crowe.… Expand
  2. ballpark_frank
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have no idea what the plot is...which characters or scenes are actually happening and which are an 'altered reality'...no idea of whether (SPOILER ALERT...) the Cruise character is alive, dead or in some suspended state...in general, no idea of what's happening at all. Still, for some reason, I really like this movie.… Expand
  3. stevep
    6
    This is one of those movies that had a great concept but didn
  4. Anima
    3
    Well, before giving it a good rating, you gotta see the original ("Abre Los Ojos" by Alejandro Amenabar). Hate to disappoint you guys, but this one is total crap.. Unless you are one of those people without imagination, and you like all the answers being given to you, lefting no place for you to think, you should stay away from this remake. (Sorry for my English, I've only learned it at school :) ).… Expand

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