Open Your Eyes (1997)

Abre los ojos

I've watched the remake back in the day, but it didn't make much of an impression at me at the time. I'm not sure whether it was because of the movie or because my taste have developed since then, but the original sure made an impact.

Alejandro Amenábar have both directed and co-written this with his usual right hand guy Mateo Gil, and delivers a nice little mind-puzzle blended with romance and tragedy. Eduardo Noriega delivers in the lead, and it's nice to see early Cruz before she went Hollywood. As a side-note I might mention Cruz also played in the Hollywood remake.

This isn't for everyone, but it has qualities many who like these kind of movies will embrace.