Amenábar's virtuoso style and connection to the youth audience, both of which are resented by the Spanish film establishment, make him a plausible model outside Spain for a European cinema that bridges the gap between arthouse and mainstream.

Alejandro Amenabar's psychothriller is a dark dish Cruise and Crowe later turned to plain Vanilla.

A masterpiece.

It's a puzzling story that dips in and out of reality, but one that is thought provoking and allows us to contemplate to live the dream not the nightmare.

Falls apart about halfway through. Great acting, though.

A jigsaw puzzle of passion and lust, desire and pain.

Amenabar, at 25, has created a film that deserves comparison to Hitchcock's best work.

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There is no problem accepting star Eduardo Noriega, an unknown on these shores, saying and doing things that look ridiculous when performed by Cruise.