Vanilla Sky

This melancholy is expressed exquisitely, in nearly heartbreaking terms, on the songs from Bedroom Classics .....As with most compilations, there's room to quibble about track selections.....Tapped by Cameron Crowe for the Vanilla Sky soundtrack, it was arguably the best thing about the movie.....That's all to say what you're getting here is some of the best, most cozy pop music of the last decade.....These songs are well-crafted, well-performed, well-produced examples of rootsy folk-pop, tinged with what w ... Full Review

It's an ambitious and interesting film that tackles big issues, and while there is much to stimulate It's good casting all around, and I especially like Kurt Russell's psychologist and the cameos by Noah Taylor and Tilda Swinton in small but crucial roles. ... Full Review

Crowe's film is a tritely layered allegory that sits somewhere between metaphysical dream and waking nightmare. It's a sad thing when filmmakers forget their audience. ... Full Review

Here, however, everything happens much more slowly (Vanilla Sky is a good 18 minutes longer than the original and it shows), with a resulting loss of both pacing and suspense. To sum up, then, Vanilla Sky is disappointing, if only because the original film shows that it could easily be snappier, shorter and more suspenseful. ... Full Review

Everyone even remotely involved in the film is capable of much better things, and despite their best efforts, "Sky Unlike that superior film, "Vanilla Sky" seems to play randomly with what is real and what is not until it builds to a cop-out conclusion which works only because it gives the script license to do whatever it wants. ... Full Review

Perhaps DVD is the perfect way to watch "Vanilla Sky. The DVD, although I feel an ideal way to watch "Vanilla Sky," is a bit underwhelming. Watching "Vanilla Sky" on DVD is beneficial because it gives us the freedom to address our questions head on. ... Full Review

Perhaps DVD is the perfect way to watch Vanilla Sky. The DVD, although I feel an ideal way to watch "Vanilla Sky," is a bit underwhelming. Watching Vanilla Sky on DVD is beneficial because it gives us the freedom to address our questions head on. ... Full Review

Diaz strong in 'Vanilla Sky' Vanilla Sky" has a large agenda and makes the mistake of assuming that we'll extend our unconditional sympathy to a character as narcissistic, as privileged and as pleased with himself as David Aames. ... Full Review

When the opening scene of Vanilla Sky features Tom Cruise driving into an eerily deserted Times Square, one thing becomes abundantly clear: this aint your dads Cameron Crowe movie. True, there are one or two moments in which the pace slackens; the occasional New-Ageism grates; and the odd chunk of heavy exposition where people solemnly intone the films themes does jar. ... Full Review

In December the film topped the US box office charts - despite decidedly mixed reviews from US critics. You're extraordinary and thank you for being here with me tonight. The film focuses on the obsessive relationship with Sofia Serrano. ... Full Review