An average movie

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick and maybe I should re-watch it at some point. Anyway, I always had some mixed feelings about the damned thing. I mean, on one hand, it is one of the very few movies starring Tom Cruise which was slightly more risky than his usual features but, on the other hand, it felt like another pointless US remakes. Indeed, even though it was visually interesting, it didn’t really add much to the original version. On top of that, even though ‘Abre los ojos’ was pretty good, I can’t say I was a huge fan and this remake gave me pretty much the same feeling. Basically, it was a decent mind-f*ck with a star cast but, in my opinion, it all felt slightly pretentious to me. Still, I have to admit it, Tom Cruise was really good here and we shouldn’t forget Cameron Diaz who gave definitely one of her best performances. For Cameron Crowe, this movie would be his last critical success and he has been struggling ever since to deliver again something which was really worthwhile. To conclude, even though it didn’t really convince me, it was still a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.