Word: vanilla
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...Harvard Crimson recently had the opportunity to speak about the new movie Vanilla Sky with writer/director Cameron Crowe and film star Tom Cruise in a roundtable...
...Vanilla Sky defies categorization and is best described as a mish-mash of genres, with elements of humor, romance, mystery and suspense. The film is intricately layered, which is evident in its treatment of issues such as appearance versus reality, and casual sex versus true love. The relationships between David and his best friend Brian (Jason Lee) and his psychiatrist (Kurt Russell) provide a much-needed contrast to his relationships with the female characters, and serve to complicate an already complicated psychological portrait...
...Vanilla Sky is innovative in many ways, particularly in the area of cinematography. Crowe’s direction provides the audience with a visual feast of sweeping exterior shots and creative camera angles, and the prevalence of dream sequences allows the director’s imagination to run wild. But in the process of breaking new ground, the film at times suffers in its departure from convention. The pacing is frenetic, and the disjointed nature of the narration results in a confusing unraveling of events. The movie raises too many questions for its own good, and is placed...
...bar’s vision, for Crowe’s cutting edge script and for the stellar performances of Cruise and Diaz—and many of the film’s flaws can be chalked up to the inherent difficulties of the subject matter. If nothing else, Vanilla Sky is at the very least an eye-opening experience...
...Vanilla Sky, starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Penélope Cruz, is directed by Cameron Crowe and released by Paramount Pictures...