Vanilla Sky (UK)
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Certificate: 15
Running Time: 130 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Tom Cruise delivers one of his finest performances in this unforgettably powerful film that reunites him with Cameron Crowe, the director of Jerry Maguire.
Young, handsome and wealthy, publishing tycoon David Aames (Cruise) can have anything his heart desires. Still, David`s charmed life seems incomplete. One night, David meets the woman of his dreams (Penelope Cruz) and believes he may have found the missing piece. But a fateful encounter with a jealous lover (Cameron Diaz) suddenly sends David`s world out of control, rocketing him on a roller-coaster ride of romance, sex, suspicion and dreams… to a shocking, final awakening you will never forget.
Special Features:
Audio Commentary by Cameron Crowe and composer Nancy Wilson, featuring a conversation with Tom Cruise
Featurettes: `Hitting It Hard` and `Prelude To A Dream`
Interview with Paul McCartney
Music Video `Afrika Shox` by Leftfield/Afrika Bambaataa
Unreleased teaser trailer
International theatrical trailer
Photo gallery with audio introduction by photographer Neal Preston
Additional scenes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
Polish
Swedish
Finnish
English
CC: English
Hungarian
Dutch
Arabic
Danish
Norwegian
Directed By:
Cameron Crowe
Written By:
Cameron Crowe
Alejandro Amenábar
Mateo Gil
Starring:
Noah Taylor
Kurt Russell
Penélope Cruz
Timothy Spall
Jason Lee
Cameron Diaz
Tom Cruise
Casting By:
Gail Levin
Soundtrack By:
Paul McCartney
Nancy Wilson
Bob Dylan
Director of Photography:
John Toll
Editor:
Mark Livolsi
Joe Hutshing
Costume Designer:
Betsy Heimann
Production Designer:
Catherine Hardwicke
Producer:
Paula Wagner
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Tom Cruise
Scott M. Martin
Michael Doven
Cameron Crowe
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Sanger
Danny Bramson
Bill Block
Patrick Wachsberger
Fernando Bovaira
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
This of course, is the remake of Arbre Les Ojos (Open Your Eyes) which I have not seen fully, I caught the ending. Therefore, I knew what was going to happen at the end but I can`t compare the two films.
Taken on its own, Vanilla Sky is well shot, directed, acted and edited. However, until the suprise ending, people may find it vain, slightly dull and pointless.
Go in with an open mind and you will be entertained. It certainly isn`t a great film but worth seeing and talking about.
The DVD extras are sparse and slightly dull but at least they are there. Overall, a good night`s rental.
The main cast (including Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee & Timothy Spall) are all excellent. The film itself is well presented, shot & directed.
Disc wise, the picture is excellent, audio good, and we get a nice selection of extras (the principal components of which are an audio commentary from the director and composer, and a 2 featurettes).
Basically it boils down to this -
DISC = good.
FILM = you're going to have to make your own minds up.
Personally, I liked it, I didn't think it was the best film of all time or anything, but it is certainly worth watching. But at the same time it is a tad confusing, and to analyse it too deeply (or at all) would just spoil it. So I'm just going to chicken out, and say you have to watch it yourselves!