December 14, 2001 — Mike Clark gives Vanilla Sky 2.5 stars out of 4. Here's a clip:
The movie's built-in problem is severe enough to lick a Cruise, a Cruz and Camerons of both sexes. What works in a quirky foreign film can look silly with expansive Hollywood treatment. Crowe is smart enough to know this, so it's baffling he chose Vanilla over richer cinematic tastes.
