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3/25/18 morris campbell there are better mindfuck movies than this 10/16/17 Louise Why oh why did I bother? 2/27/11 Jody Mt favorite movie ever! You have to be smart to get it. 1/01/10 Allen A I loved it! Awesome! 2/05/09 Faraz J This movie damn sucked until the end when we find out what the shit is happening. 5/28/08 PAUL SHORTT THERE'S PLENTY OF FLUFF AND PUFF - BUT LITTLE PAY OFF 11/26/07 Dee Tucker Enjoyed Cruz a lot and Diaz some, rest not 2 much 2/26/07 Donny M Awesome remake. 2/18/07 Nick Maday Fantastically twisty. Props to Penelope Cruz for playing the same role in both versions. 2/11/07 Johnny P This is in my top five. Sorry if you don't get it. 2/11/07 Fred Holmes Strange but was good 1/22/07 Double M Terrific. Mind-blowing. If you don't/can't use that thing in your head, you will hate it. 1/11/07 Bitchflaps Worthy remake, interesting nuances, but not satisfying enough for 4 stars. 12/07/06 Azem One of the best movies of all time!!!!!!!!!! 11/26/06 David Pollastrini Brilliant with a great twist 10/22/06 Annabelle Fantastic cinematography, dark, disturbing, brilliant soundtrack. 10/08/06 peter balls it is an amazing film 10/07/06 Gee Quality film. Twists you and makes you work 9/26/06 Donny Been made before but so has every other movie. This movie is just so well done/ 9/22/06 me If you're a playa, it will change your life! 1/15/06 Chatty I got it the first time watching it! I knew there were twists from the publicity. Was good. 12/30/05 Simon Spotty in purpose; constructed in a way that makes it impossible to "get" with one viewing. 12/28/05 TA good,bizarre flick! better w/ every viewing! rcmnd to ppl who like donnie darko type movies 10/29/05 Henry O tech support, tech support, tech support... jacob's ladder lite 8/18/05 ES never needed to be made, why is Kurt Russel in this dog? 6/11/05 Indrid Cold Good, but disappointing lack of improvement on the original. 2/20/05 Alice Colwell not bad 2/01/05 Wendy S. All time fave! 12/05/04 ggg incredible movie 11/23/04 Carly Austin Needs a 2nd and 3rd viewing, but well worth it. Except Penelope Cruz. 11/22/04 John Bale Thanks to Cruz this remake upholds much of the original suspense and confusion. 11/21/04 me Open Your Eyes -the Euro original- is a much better film 10/22/04 doug amazing picture, like a the feeling you get from a good pop song or good movie, kicks ass 10/10/04 Shaun Have your own opinion on the film. Dont listen to Critics, they live to talk crap... 9/18/04 Phrase cruise is horrible. ending is horrible. 9/17/04 Nik don’t expect it to change your life? But it does... 7/29/04 Tracie Smegelski I'm smart and paid close attention through this whole mess. Not worth another look! 7/15/04 TheOthersFan intelligent film if you watch it more than once, but too subversive for the common palate. 7/11/04 Lisa This film is a K hole 5/30/04 Rene very confusing 5/24/04 Daveman Lame, uninteresting story with flat characters and ridiculous sci-fi hokeyness. 5/21/04 Sardar Thought provoking 5/20/04 Magus Bob Too challenging for many...those willing to "open their eyes" will ultimately love it. 5/05/04 J.Peckerfoot Deserves more than one viewing,its a film that knows how to divide an audience.. 4/20/04 ALI HBOUS a waste of time 4/05/04 Me This was fricking horrible! WTF! 2/21/04 Denise Duspiva Chilling 2/18/04 Zack It Gets Better Every Time You Watch It 1/26/04 Eric Different..I liked it....worth watching 1/22/04 Jack Bourbon Make sure you've taken your meds before viewing this . . . thing. 1/21/04 Atomica The ending violates the #1 rule of how NOT to wrap up a story. 1/19/04 I Would Failed to really build on the original, Tom Cruise is miscast, nice cinematography though. 1/14/04 Chupa Chups a waste of time 1/06/04 beautie its too complex for ma fragile brains,undiluted bullshit 12/08/03 Samuel a very good scripted film, and very good perfromances!! 12/07/03 katherine one of my fav movies.it took me on an imaginitve journey i'll never foget! 12/02/03 tatum Interesting but emotionally dry 10/31/03 Tim Wrobel My Favorite Movie of All-Time! 10/24/03 Josh Standlee Although VERY wierd, the movie contains scenes I will never forget! A decent film. 10/20/03 parshia gharehgozloo worse than amenebar film .confused and very average 10/10/03 Erik Van Sant Tom Crusie prances around in this 'Total Recall' rip-off. He should just come out already. 10/04/03 Josh Loved it. 9/23/03 Speedy Jacob's Ladder for Dummies. Decent though. 9/09/03 Pia Cruz is shit, why didn't she die? 7/21/03 Monster W. Kung Bloated, forced sci-fi/drama about a whiner you'd punch in the deformed face repeatedly. 7/08/03 MICHAEL LEWIS GETS BETTER THE MORE YOU VIEW IT! 7/01/03 Kathy Ramsey Worst piece of drek I have ever seen. 6/29/03 clifford chi see the original 6/11/03 FLiK I hated it in theaters, but when saw it the second time, I loved it. 6/11/03 Jim Botched attempt at mind-screw telegraphs the ending well in advance, but still interesting 6/07/03 Gina Ingenious, I was surprisingly riveted, one of the most interesting movies I've ever seen. 4/26/03 Sophia Markis boyfriend and i loved it 4/11/03 Jack Bourbon Where can I sign my life away to the Scientologists? 3/11/03 GMan ...Had my ass screaming more than any moment where I once thought "Cool" or "Interesting." 3/08/03 Ankur movie not understandable 3/02/03 Ryan Afflerbaugh A very satisfying movie! 2/22/03 Ivan it's a moive which can spin your mind while watching and provide a inspiration after that. 2/17/03 s. collins crazy but stunning and beautiful 2/01/03 Edward Perry Penelope Cruz is total CRAP 1/29/03 G Thang you have to think about the movie in order to appreciate it 1/16/03 Gaiia i agree with mondia, abre los ojos is good, vanilla not 1/04/03 Jimmy What the F**K was that all about ????? 12/30/02 Femme_Fataleaa They couldn't be serious! I thought it was complete garbage. 11/24/02 Lucid Dreamer Discover lucid dreaming and get the most out of this incredible film! 11/11/02 eskimo an insanely brilliant film! 11/06/02 Mondia See Abre los ojos instead, it's better! (the original) 10/10/02 Eric I can`t understand why so many people didn`t like this film. It was awesome! 10/07/02 Monster W. Kung Feels very artificial, mainly not in the way it was intended. Forced. 10/07/02 Jeremy Morrow Best, mentally stimulating, thought provoking movie I’ve seen in quit some time. 9/27/02 Pips Great movie. Perfect ending. 9/26/02 Phil M. Aficionado Right down there with The Minority Report for gimmickry and confusion; pointless and boring 9/25/02 CapitalistPiglet If you can just watch it to the end, you will love it 9/02/02 the Grinch WTF? I can't believe this film got panned so much on THIS site of all sites! 8/26/02 The Bomb 69 too challenging a film for most, requires multiple viewings 8/21/02 rokmelon A movie for deep thinker, excellent film. 8/21/02 David Marchand I loved the movie, it was mind-blowing 8/17/02 Film Guy So very good 8/13/02 Dave A truly wonderful film, if you embrace the subject matter and connect with the character. 8/13/02 Ben Druitt Profound 8/08/02 Jake Tried hard to be Sixth Sense. Entertaining though. 8/06/02 KMG I felt like I watched AI all over again, except pretty boy and his puta was in it 8/06/02 Doc Freeman Not purely original, not perfect, but complex and visually stunning 8/05/02 Jeremy What a great movie 7/28/02 Nathan One of the most beautiful stories ever written. 7/24/02 Kojo2 Frustration/Confusion/Hate the first time. Now, I study the film. 7/23/02 erick I expected alot, i got alot more, prolyl my fav. movie its amazing 7/21/02 Sofia prescisely..."the pleasure of Sofia." 7/17/02 BrodieMan Exceeded every expectation. Very entertaining film. 7/11/02 Luke Matthews The Best Movie of the Year - Highly original (I haven't seen the Spanish film!) 7/11/02 .Choadushouse. A beautiful film. The tie-together's are wonderful and Tom Cruise is amazing. 7/09/02 Sean Brinkley disturbing, surreal, evocative & dissonant - theme: unintended consequences 7/04/02 AustinBobby78751 This movie will haunt you (in a good way) for days after you see it! I hate Penelope, too. 7/03/02 butterfly10954 Reincarnation and cats 6/27/02 D.M. Sinkovits This film explores the dichotomy of reality/insanity and life/death. Watch it twice. 6/25/02 Law Would of given it 5 stars if that train wreck known as Penelope Cruz hadn't been in it! 6/17/02 Del I was thinking Total Recall, Matrix and Halloween. But still good 6/16/02 Lacy Kale Really bad! 6/15/02 dscott haunting. story of consequences & personal responsibility for men & women. 6/15/02 Adrian Great flick despite a few corny lines. Much better than the Spanish original. A+ soundtrack 6/12/02 Toby One of Cruise's better performances, excellent soundtrack. Watch it at least twice. 6/04/02 Boner Dee freaky, tough-to-figure-out thriller that keeps you wanting to watch 6/03/02 georgia 2 thumbs way way up 6/03/02 julie oh confusing yet confining 6/02/02 Eric M. Jones Complex and beautiful; a great film. 6/01/02 sandeep you definitely have to see this a few times to appreciate it 6/01/02 Phoenix Loved every second of it, espesially the A+ mindfuck ending. 5/28/02 David Watkins another affecting attack by crowe on a culture of "cool".. 5/27/02 Jason Cop-put of an ending couldn't save this crapfest- one of the worst movies I've ever seen 5/27/02 Mike I really thought it was great. 5/27/02 Nicole I usually love twisted, but this went in too many directions to follow. Ending was crappy! 5/26/02 Kyle Not bad... if you tell me you predicted the ending, then you go to hell. 5/25/02 darkjosh@hotmail.com See the original, not this monstrous committee-constructed piece of Hollywood shit! 5/25/02 Butterbean A confusing story concludes with a retard of an ending. Fuck Crowe,Cruise and Cruz! 5/22/02 spyguy2 Went in with low expectations and got my head and heart blown away. Awesome. 5/18/02 Mitja Podgajski Awesome transhumanistic movie. I just love it. 4/17/02 Priscilla Postlethwaite Cameron Diaz. I mean Cameron Diaz! 4/14/02 Cheryl Jordan Priscilla, do you mean Cameron Diaz or compact disc (or 400)? 4/13/02 Priscilla Postlethwaite Dreamed I saw it before I actualy saw it. Dream version was much better(CD played nice)! 4/12/02 Marcia Lartz Cameron Diaz wasted in poor impersonation of Alex Forrest; Whole plot flaky & muddled! 4/11/02 Natalie Stonecipher Gee! MEMENTO is straightforward compared to this! Cameron Diaz is wasted. 4/03/02 stryper rocks What reality am I in? Am I alive or dead? Aaaaggggghhhhhh!!!!!!! 3/31/02 Film Guy Good Movie. nothing more nothing less 3/12/02 KMG Who would've known that the movie's secret is that it SUCKED! 3/08/02 Butterbean A promising movie went out with a thud with Cruise's anorexic chihuahua-faced girlfriend. 2/21/02 luda hoe sure, it could have been better, but any movie with penelope cruz in it is worth a look 2/18/02 Cat Axon Oh dear, wots going on her then! if this film's awesome then im the queen! it's diabolical. 2/16/02 Me Concession stand line was more interesting. 2/15/02 Kooler Starts strong--ends dumb 2/13/02 nidal solder 2/12/02 Eduardo Del Valle Mr Crowe gives us one more of his pearls 2/07/02 Weeblerelf Great movie! Until it started to SUCK! Fucking holly wood deux e machina endings! 2/01/02 E-Funk Holy dog-shit, Batman! Cameron Crowe made a fantastically bad movie! Cruise blows... 1/25/02 Dave Draper Entertaining, but some who went to see a mystery might be pissed they got Twighlight Zone. 1/22/02 Erin I'm still thinking about it and its been two weeks since I've seen it! 1/21/02 peter confused, was it all a dream? 1/21/02 Al Fredo Ironically, didn't feel much between Cruise & Cruz, the latter was disappointing. 1/19/02 TOO MUCH AWESOME movie that left me wanting more 1/13/02 Greyjack Well made & acted, but left me with that "who cares" feeling. Shoulda seen Oceans11 instead 1/13/02 Janine Lay, RN I neither loved nor hated it, that's the problem, I left devoid of feelings and disapointed 1/12/02 seldom scene too deep,moves well and easy to watch but makes no sense!! 1/10/02 Max Lethal Messed up... I loved it, and the twisted ending. Leaves you thinking even after the ending. 1/07/02 Nexus6 Cerebral, surprising, and well acted 1/06/02 daniboy didn't think I would like it, but strangely I did and very much 1/05/02 Shane Johnson Excellent film - plot and message much deeper than the series of events 1/05/02 Suzz interesting plot; good acting; good film making 1/04/02 Vic Rams Vanilla Sky sucked big time....go see the original "Abre los Ojos" is one of my fav. movies 1/04/02 Steve-O Tight...i loved it alot. 1/03/02 Nathaniel Ashlock Abre los Ojos was a more tightly knit film that new what it was saying and how to say it. 1/03/02 person great movie 1/02/02 joey that f'ing sucked. gimmie my money back and the 2 damn hours! 1/02/02 thejames Not the best film but better then most out there. Go check it out, Great fucknig soundtrack 1/02/02 Roxy This movie took the potential to be amazing and flushed it down the toilet! 1/01/02 kasper brody along side memento, this was for me one of the best movies i've seen this year. 1/01/02 MB This is the most boring and stupid movie I have seen in a long time. 12/30/01 mcc Ponderous w/ dreams/nightmares and flashbacks. Acting fine, but no reason to care about Ds 12/29/01 Kara This movie fucked with my mind so much I had to re-evaluate life after seeing it 12/29/01 Angie Scholl It was confusing, but the actors make the movie worth while. 12/28/01 shirley pardekooper intrigued me, I was not bored 12/28/01 Kimberly Best Movie of the year. Cameron--Hot..Tom-Oscar deserving...Penelope-My boyfriend loves hr 12/27/01 tnt a full $10.00 worth 12/25/01 Angela Murtagh Entertaining at first ...but confusing & pretty weird...did not expect it to be so sci-fi. 12/24/01 ajay really really great music. the movie was good too. 12/24/01 Flick Chick excellent, quirky sci-fi....if you liked Magnolia, you'll love this one. 12/24/01 p.d.riven Abre Los Ojos reduced to a story about another rich guy with issues 12/23/01 Jeri This film deals with life extensions and cryonics technology, a nice introduction. 12/22/01 Dana Average all the way around, and confusing 12/22/01 Gary good visuals, starring performances, somewhat copycat plot, poor supporting cast 12/21/01 AARD7ARK tom cruise gets to rake his own soul over the coals 12/21/01 puckfreak Don't let your expectations get in the way. 12/20/01 Cragus A bit like Crowe meets Kubrick. An odd but compelling combination. 12/20/01 Michael S. Browne Thought-provoking. I don't want to oversell it and be obvious, but if you're willing... 12/20/01 mike The film had potential, but you leave thinking,"What the hell was THAT all about?" 12/19/01 Ingrid if you have a mind of your own and , love thrillers , go and see it. 12/19/01 Jeanie The best part of the movie was the close up shots of Kurt Russell's nose hairs. 12/19/01 Cassandra I didn't understand this hodge podge, and it looks like Cameron Crowe didn't either. 12/19/01 Lisa overused, overblown piece of crap 12/18/01 NathanS This film must be seen twice. The directing and depth of writing are astounding. 12/18/01 Mel good halfway, then totally weird. 12/18/01 The Boy In The Designer Bubble I kept waiting for the gay porn stars. None. Just tired old hags! Tom, WE KNOW!!!!! 12/18/01 KMG HA!! I just saw Tom in "Vanity Fair"...whoa was that homoerotic! 12/18/01 dale pulliam confusing at first. Very thought provoking though. 12/18/01 grunter That Bobby Ewing dream season of Dallas seemed shorter and of more substance 12/18/01 Visions of I agree with Erika, pop the Evil Dead out of your DVD players and open your mind a bit. 12/18/01 erika Just because it is not a linear plot film doesn't mean it is bad! Open your mind! 12/18/01 jefftucson The worst film I've seen in at least ten years. 12/18/01 G-Man Hey Tom! I'd rather watch Moulin Rouge! 12/18/01 Stephanie Am still confused about many parts. Was he dreaming a lot of this? 12/17/01 Montserrat One of the best movies ever made. I will see it over the years 12/17/01 garnet harry complete waste of film and time 12/17/01 Jack Shehab Very entertaining and on my "buy" list when the DVD hits the street. 12/17/01 Jim Knodel Terrible movie! 12/16/01 Nick I liked it but i wanna know if that was Cruz's voice at the very very end, i think it was. 12/16/01 spaceworm What I Learned: Kurt Russell resembeles younger Gene Hackman.n 12/16/01 Kevin Sung I thouroughly enjoyed this movie, having never watched the original Open Your Eyes. 12/16/01 Seth Christianson A movie that picks you up and spins you around, but the twist leaves you pleased. 12/15/01 Richard Jason Lee was the reason i saw this...thought Crowe would do good this time but i was wrong 12/15/01 Ally Smith i LOVED it! see it if you like twisted movies! 12/15/01 miss texas I feel ROBBED!

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