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Couldn't be better
I'm not going to write a huge review here but just a few things I'd like to add. Firstly I'd just like to say don't believe the critics and see the original version of this film. This version is by far the better of the two. It irritates me when people just say the original is better to appear intellectual. As if it's cooler to say the original will always be the best. Critics like to pick holes in any remake with be name actors and actresses. However, this is an excellent example of superior directing, acting, writing, screenplay etc. . .

Never has a film been so complimented by its music. You can tell that much thought has gone into the songs chosen and it works incredibly well. You can tell that each song means something to the film makers involved and most probably to you also. You will find yourself pausing the credits to write down a big list of albums to get the next time you go music shopping.

That's all I wanted to say.
xo
David
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Open your eyes...for if you don't you'll miss everything this film stands for!
David (Cruise) is a vain self loving man who takes for granted everything that he has. He's never worked for anything but had everything handed to him by those around him. Even his on-again-off-again F@#$-buddy Julie (Diaz) gives him everything she can regandless of how he treats her. His best friend played by Jason Lee is a loyal friend dispite the fact that David disregards his feelings on the drop of a dime, even going as far as to take the one woman that his friend really "digs"...that woman being the exotic Sofia (Cruz), a guest at his birthday party, a guest that his Jason Lee brings as a date but she ends up taking David home. At this point of the film you really dislike this guy. He rich, good looking and pretty much better than everyone else, and he knows it, so he flaunts it. Then the morning comes, and with the sun comes a gloomy day, a very gloomy day. Julie meets David outside Sofia's apartment and confronts him about his feelings for Sofia. She tells him she loves him and that she needs him and then...BAM! she drives him off a bridge and into a wall and here is where you need to open your eyes! From that point on the film spirals down towards an ending that wil have you guessing. From the murder charge he can't explain nor understand to the life he can't be living and the dreams/nightmares that he is having and theres this guy that keeps showing up in bars and clubs and he's almost everywhere that David turns. WHO IS THIS MAN? Open your eyes...you'll see him very soon. The acting is superb on the parts of the lesser players. Diaz gives an oscar worthy performance as proven by her SAG nomination for the part and Jason Lee as the loyal yet betrayed best friend and even Kurt Russell as his shrink trying to understand the mess he's in does a great job. The movie will have you guessing and it may even take 2 or 3 watches to fully get what's going on but it's well worth the time spent. Great concept for a film and I hear it's a remake of a film starring Penelope Cruz called 'Open your Eyes'...can't judge between the two beings that I've never seen the first one but from the other reviews I gather that this version is the better of the 2...Watch it and love it and remember to open your eyes...the answers are right in front of you...literally!

Life-changing movie
I've watched many films - some are just disgarded as a waste of time. Others are thoughtful and remain in the memory for some time. And some a very good. Vanilla Sky is the best film I have ever seen. The only film that has actually affected how I live life. I saw the film in the cinema and I thought I liked it but I wasn't 100% sure because I didn't understand it fully. I watched it again and again (probably about 12 times now) and each time it just seemed to get better.

The film probably has it's flaws. But these are so outweighed by the plusses that I can't see them.
The soundtrack of the film is incredible. I'm not referring to the actual commercial CD of the soundtrack because I believe that more than half of the films tracks are not on the CD. I instantly took to the Sigur ros song that was played when David jumped off the rooftop at the end. I then heard it on the radio on night and decided that I had to get that tune. It took a few hours to track it down using the internet, but I learned all about Sigur Ros in the process. I bought their records and they are now by far my favourite band.
Anyway, the film itself has so many emotions and themes running through it that you identify with some of it. Obviously not the sci-fi part.
Temptation/Consequences - It's human nature to be tempted into wronful actions. How many times have we ruined love and friendship by wrong deeds. The lead character was revitalised after leaving Sofias house in the morning. He could have lived another 40 years in happiness and true love. But he got in the car and his life was ruined. On a personal note, I've done stupid things which nearly ruined the best relationship of my life. This film has made me really think.
Love - We dont appreciate love till something goes wrong

Anybody who can't understand the film should watch it again. Even a third time. That's when it all falls into place.

As for the reviewer who posted on 2 Jan 2006, he thinks Far and
Away was a good movie and doesn't like "hard to follow" movies.
Go rent a bunch of cartoons if you want to be entertained!! Don't dismiss a good film cause you don't understand it.

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