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Vanilla sky ( 2001 ) - Tom cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameroon diaz.
One of the most underrated performances of Tom cruise. this film is an example of the magnificent actor he actually is.
Story- David ( Cruise ) sleeps with his psychopathic stalker Julie ( Cameroon ) unknown to her crazy nature, unless he falls for Sofia ( penelope ) and then the revelation to Julie and her revenge upon him, and how his life turns upside down after meeting a car accident .
How he manages to deal with the consequences and portray his future life with sofia is what makes the story.
performances -
Tom cruise- Hands down . his performance makes you overlook the fact that he is Tom cruise, all you see onscreen is David. The struggle, the guilt, disastrous yearning for sofia, the complex about his disability . Cruise just owns the film, hardly you see him doing a tragic saga like this, and ohh boy he kills it .
I think the last time he made me so emotional in a film was Rain man, but here it is haunting . You know that David is flawed and still only pity for his condition.
He must have been nominated that year, hard luck that he missed the nominations.
Penelope- She is beautiful, this is infact the first film of hers which i have watched. and her character is what gives you hope that yes David might just get back to where he wanted to. There is one sequence where she opens his mask after the surgery and her performance was so awesome in that scene .
Penelope and Cruise has the best chemistry, infact i rewinded most of their scenes before the heart breaking climax appears.
Cameroon- She was brilliant here . she had less screen time, but she owned it in whatever she was given to enact. and her act is what makes you feel pity for David more and more.
best dialogue-š
David ( Cruise ) - you are dead and i am frozen. I love you
Sofia ( penelope ) - You need to wake up now
David - I'll met you in the next life where we both are cats ..
rating- 4/5 - If you love romantic films, if you love tom cruise, then its a good watch. one thing is for sure, the film is more beautiful because of Tom and Penelope's chemistry , gorgeous and evergreen.
Anupamaa
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