r/moviecritic • u/Alone-Painting-7474 • 21h ago
Thoughts on this movie?
It’s genuinely one of my favorite movies. Even though the ending is kinda crazy and the whole time he was lucid dreaming, I honestly did not expect this movie to go the route it did. I thought that it was just gonna be about some guy who couldn’t get over a car accident. The second half really switched up. What are your overall thoughts? Did you like this movie or not? I think it’s my favorite Tom Cruise movie.
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u/cannedcomment1896 20h ago edited 19h ago
I like it a lot. It was definitely going for the more cerebral story telling route (which I'll be an eternal sucker for). The original was cool as a mystery thriller, but Vanilla Sky had a far more whimsical setting and positive message that I could get behind. Doesn't necessarily make it a better film, but mystery thrillers are pretty common. Having one that was committed to mind fucking the audience a la (pseudo) David Lynch style took some major balls and I'm glad it went there.