Saturday 23 May 2009

Abre Los Ojos (1997) @ Open Your Eyes

At a glance:
Spanish original of that Hollywood remake you'd know as Vanilla Sky, starrin Tom Cruise. Apparently the cunt was on his cellular by the end credits of this film to enquire about the rights. It's an above average thriller about virtual reality and alternate timelines (or maybe not!) directed by Alejandro Amenábar, the fella who directed Tesis and went on to direct Nicole Kidman in The Others after this movie.
Perennial wonderment:
Penélope Cruz. How can someone so annoyin and whiny actually be talented - remember that coke fest Blow with Johnny Depp? Really hate that voice but after watchin movies like Don't Move opposite Sergio Castellitto, I guess we have to accept the bitch has really got it.
Reminds me of:
The Science Of Sleep - a much classier movie than this - but you get to see a tit or two in this one, includin those tiny Cruz grapefruits.
Watch out for:
Najwa Nimri, the multi-talented Spanish beauty with the consistent CFM face. This is where I first saw her before Lovers Of The Arctic Circle and Sex And Lucia.
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?Three and a half. I'm so lucky to have seen this before the Cruise remake, thanks Lorena for the heads up so many years ago.