Open Your Eyes
aka Abre los ojos
First screened in April 2020
Director: Alejandro Amenábar. Cast: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Fele Martínez, Chete Lara, Najwa Nimri, Gérard Barray, Jorge de Juan. Screenplay: Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil.

Twitter Capsule: Notably unsympathetic lead an albatross in densely plotted mystery. Little outside resonance; you get what you see.

VOR:   Ambitious with twists. Unique entry in pre-Y2K cinema of mortality, infinity, virtualities. Most resonant if you're handsome, rich, and anxious about it.



Photo © 1997 Las Producciones del Escorpión/Les Films
Alain Sarde/Lucky Red, © 1999 Artisan Entertainment

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–


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