#5 Vanilla Sky

Wait, what?

I just got done watching this and I have to say I'm a bit overwhelmed. I started watching it with low expectations and was proven severely wrong. This is one of those movies you have to watch for yourself to decide whether you like it or not though. I thought it was very confusing but I enjoyed watching the plot unfold. It has an excellent cast with Tom Cruise having the lead role and others like Cameron Diaz & Penelope Cruz. The film's a mix between several different genres and I think that's all I want to say about it without giving away too much. I'd definitely recommend it if you feel like watching something deeper than your casual every day movie with no meaning or message.


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T.

#2 The Prestige

A pleasant surprise and currently one of my favourites.

I've seen The Prestige multiple times now and I could turn it on and watch it right now again without getting bored. It features two rival stage magicians (played by Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale) competing to create the ultimate illusion and to which lengths each of them is willing to go to achieve it. The film starts off strong and just keeps improving all the way until the end. I can honestly say the first time I watched it, the plot twists kept surprising me over and over again.

So if you ever get a chance to watch this masterpiece, you should definitely do so. It's also one of the few films out there featuring magicians and magic tricks so that's a nice bonus.

I'll be watching some Community, a comedy TV series, later tonight I think so expect another blog post later today!

Signed,
T.