David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
Cinematography
Empty Times Square sequence remains hauntingly beautiful.
Acting
Cameron Diaz unhinged is genuinely terrifying cinema.
Sound
Crowe's music supervision is basically another character.
Director
Cameron Crowe
Tom Cruise
David Aames
Penélope Cruz
Sofia Serrano
Cameron Diaz
Julie Gianni
Kurt Russell
Curtis McCabe
Jason Lee
Brian Shelby
Noah Taylor
Edmund Ventura
Timothy Spall
Thomas Tipp
Tilda Swinton
Rebecca Dearborn
Michael Shannon
Aaron
Delaina Mitchell
David's Assistant
Shalom Harlow
Colleen
Oona Hart
Lynette
Ivana Miličević
Emma
Johnny Galecki
Peter Brown
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cameron Crowe bought the rights to the original Spanish film 'Abre Los Ojos' specifically after seeing Penélope Cruz in it—then cast her again, making this a rare Hollywood remake that kept its original female lead.
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