Vanilla Sky

Starring: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, et al.

Product Description

A renowned womanizer meets his match in his best friend's girlfriend. Just as begins to develop feelings for her, his last girlfriend shows up in a jealous rage. She ends up crashing her car which leaves the womanizer disfigured. His beauty gone, the womanizer goes to extreme measures to recapture the life he once had.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 097363393641
• Release Date: May 2011
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Paramount
• Director: Cameron Crowe
• Starring: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall, Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, Delaina Mitchell
• Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"

Customer Reviews

Formulaic and predictable.

This is a remake of Open Your Eyes (1997). Penélope Cruz playing the same character in both films really is one of those delicious little cinematic Easter eggs — the kind that hides in plain sight for decades until your memory finally circles back around and taps you on the shoulder. The undisciplined son of a corporate magnate inherits the company and position. He struggles with the Board, manipulating women, and life itself. An automobile accident forces him to reassess life and his friends. The only positive value of the film is that it passes time well; there are several cuties in it, among whom are Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz. Kurt Russell does some good acting on his part. This movie is a formula and predictable. The formula, as many variations of this are overused, such as in “The Matrix.” There is no mask or distraction as to what they are trying to do. You may want to compare this movie to what some call the original “Open Your Eyes.” The bulk of the movie is disjointed Sound Bites and flashbacks (or forwards or whatever) The bottom line: it is a “take it or leave it” film that passes the time.