Vanilla Sky Review

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky (2001)
Starring: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
SC=7 V=5 C=6
Grade: B-

This isn't exactly an enjoyable movie...at all. A lot of Tom Cruise's movies are cool, action flicks that are fun to watch...this movie does not fall into that category. David Aames (Cruise) is a wealthy publisher. He's dating Julie Gianni (Diaz), a famous actress. But, one night at a party, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Sofia Serrano (Cruz) who came to the party with his best friend Brian Shelby (played by Jason Lee). But Sofia hits it off with David right away. After they talk all night, he leaves, both of them feeling like there could be something real between them. As David is walking to his car, he is approached by Julie, who has been feeling like he doesn't love her anymore and tells him that all she wants to do is talk. As she drives, it becomes clear to David that she has gone crazy and he tries to get her to stop the car. But, the reason she wanted to go for a drive becomes clear when she launches the car off a bridge, killing herself instantly and disfiguring David permanently. As time goes on, David withdraws more and more from the world. After trying to see Sofia again, she agrees to go out with him. When he shows up at the bar and sees that she brought Brian along, seemingly to protect her from David, he gets aggravated and gets into a fight with both of them, after which he passes out on the street. The next morning, Sofia comes to get him and they go home, after which they officially become a couple. As the story goes on, it is revealed to the viewer that David is telling his story to a psychiatrist named McCabe (Kurt Russell) because he is in prison for murdering someone. David has to try to convince McCabe that he didn't commit the murder, which is harder than it seems because of David's creepy prosthetic mask...