The filmmaker's imaginative performance is a permanent reason for admiration. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 15, 2020

| Original Score: B- | Sep 7, 2011

If Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch had collaborated on a project, the result might have been something like Open Your Eyes."

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 2, 2009

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Even if the script (written by the director and Mateo Gil) and direction are patchy, the obsessive theme is gripping.

| Jun 8, 2007

The visually stunning product is no less absorbing and haunting, not to mention surprisingly moving.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 29, 2006

This is so smart, mischievous and stylish, you'll instantly want to see it again.

| Jan 26, 2006

Alejandro Amenabar announced himself in the category of the top level of directors working today.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

If you're the type who doesn't mind jigsaw puzzles unassembling themselves as you assemble them, if you enjoy enigmas and don't need explanations, the film just might work for you.

Full Review | Jul 21, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 13, 2005

Substantially better than its remake, 'Vanilla Sky'

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 21, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 2, 2003

The original of Vanilla Sky -- more subtle, but not as much fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 15, 2003

See this far superior thriller instead of the lousy remake "Vanilla Sky."

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | May 29, 2003

Amenbar's virtuoso style and connection to the youth audience, both of which are resented by the Spanish film establishment, make him a plausible model outside Spain for a European cinema that bridges the gap between arthouse and mainstream.

| Dec 2, 2002

Alejandro Amenabar's psychothriller is a dark dish Cruise and Crowe later turned to plain Vanilla.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 7, 2002

It's a puzzling story that dips in and out of reality, but one that is thought provoking and allows us to contemplate to live the dream not the nightmare.

| Sep 9, 2002

A jigsaw puzzle of passion and lust, desire and pain.

| Original Score: 81/100 | Jun 13, 2002

For adventurous filmgoers, though, this Spanish import offers something off the beaten path and a chance to play the coffee-shop game: Could This Screenplay Be Saved?

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 19, 2002

Amenabar, at 25, has created a film that deserves comparison to Hitchcock's best work.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 5, 2002