Vanilla Sky (2001)Movies

Movies from Film Forum, 12/21/01Crowe is introducing his colorful and intense remake of a Spanish thriller called Open Your Eyes. Like the original, which was directed by Spanish filmmaker Alejandro AmenÁbar, Vanilla Sky is mind-bending, and it demands your close attention."Here's the setup: David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a super-rich heir to a splashy vanity magazine empire. David squanders his money. He buys art to show off, without comprehending the art's meaning or beauty. Similarly, he harasses and abuses friends and lovers, scarring the women that flock to him like moths to a flame.Julie (Cameron Diaz in her best performance yet) is one of those moths. She says she's content to be David's "friend" and willing sex toy. But when David flirts with a seductive brunette named Sophia (Penelope...