English Subtitled Review

So this my first official review, so I thought to myself why not start with my favorite movie of all time. So your thinking to yourself, well i'll be biased, since I love this movie so much, your right I could be biased. But i'll do my best to give the most honest opinion about it.


Vanilla Sky (2001)
sci-fi| thriller| romance

Cast: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Jason Lee, Kurt Russell & Tilda Swinton

Directed by: Cameron Crowe

by Allen Han



This movie is a remake of the Spanish film "Abre Los Ojos", Open Your Eyes. Also starring Penelope Cruz.

David Aames (Tom) is a wealthy bachelor, who inherited his father's major magazine publishing company. He lives his life day by day, not really caring about what his father created.

One day he meets Sophia (Penelope) introduced by Brian(Jason) his best mate, he instantly falls for Sophia. The Jealous Julie (Cameron), David's booty call, stalked David throughout the night. Morning hits while David is leaving his apartment, after a night of Sophia's Company, he is approached by Julie with her car. David feeling sorry for Julie decided to take a ride with her. While driving David realizes how obsessed she is with him. Julie suddenly drives off a overpass bridge that drops them into a concrete wall, which leaves David permanently disfigured and Julie dead.

David wakes up to a rude awakening, after realizing he no longer looks as great and suffering from headaches caused by the incident. He could no longer pursue Sophia from how he looked, after going on the web. He finds a solution to his problem "Lucid Dream" is a option offered by a company called Life Extension, that allows you to be frozen without aging (Cryopreservation), while your dreaming your existence. He makes his last rounds, and calls it quits by overdosing with pills.

While experiencing his "Lucid Dream" unknowingly, he imagines the world he pictures it to be. Images he remembers from his father's publishing company and album covers, paints out his life detail for detail, which makes his life seemingly perfect. But nothing is ever perfect.

David finds himself entangled in murder charges of Julie. His criminal psychologist MCcabe(Kurt), evaluates David's condition and reason. While investigating, it leads to a trip back to where it all started, Life Extension company that offered him the Lucid Dream. He gets briefed by the contracts offered and the solution for problems.

He realizes he is living a dream, he calls for tech support after escaping custody to the top of the building. An expert appears in his dream and explains to him, he has been asleep for more than 200+ years and everyone he has ever known and loved is dead. The tech offers him two options, either continuing living the Lucid Dream, or return to reality by facing his fear of heights. After a brief imagining of his best pal Brian & Proximity Infactuation Sophia, he chooses reality.

Loves: The movie has a collage of pop culture nods, the dialogue and quotes are memorable. The soundtrack is amazing. Story line is well told, beautiful cinematography makes you wanna come back for more.

Hates: Aside from the short dialogue of his pal Brian, and little explanation about David's past the movie is still number one to me. The ending leaves room for a sequel, that just might not be so bad.

Rating: A-