Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Cameron Crowe. It is an English-language adaptation of Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film Open Your Eyes, which was written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil, with Penélope Cruz reprising her role from the original film.

Plot
Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe reunite after "Jerry Maguire" for "Vanilla Sky," the story of a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams in a mind-bending search for his soul.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The movie stays true to the Alejandro Amenábar's 1997 Spanish film Open Your Eyes, which follows the original plot very closely but makes several changes to the ending.
 * 2) Like Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe really shows how he learned to directed this film.
 * 3) David Aames and Sofia Serrano are really interesting and well-develop characters.
 * 4) Just like Open Your Eyes, there is the plot twist at the end. It is really cool, as it was discovered that David jumps and his life flashes before his eyes before hitting the ground. A female voice commands him to "open your eyes", and he opens his eyes.
 * 5) Many acting are great, like Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, who reprising her role from the original film, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee and Kurt Russell.
 * 6) The 2015 Blu-ray release added additional scenes, alternative takes, and alternative dialogue. Additionally, there is the scene at the end where David's interaction with Sofia is extended as he tells her he loves her but "can't settle for a dream". He then jumps off the building, screaming "I want to wake up!" as images from his life flash before his eyes. He wakes up in bed and a voice tells him "Open your eyes. You're going to be fine."
 * 7) Nancy Wilson's score is really great and amusing.
 * 8) Despite the limited screen-time, Julianna Gianni is a great villain and her death is decent.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 42% based on reviews from 170 critics, and an average rating of 5.34/10. The site's consensus states: "An ambitious mix of genres, Vanilla Sky collapses into an incoherent jumble. Cruise's performance lacks depth, and it's hard to feel sympathy for his narcissistic character.". On Metacritic it has a score of 45 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "Mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "D-" on a scale from A to F.