Film scenes featuring major cities completely deserted are always fascinating. It is one thing to shut down a city block or two, but the entire Westminster Bridge in London for “28 Days Later“? Or how about shutting down Times Square so Tom Cruise could run around (in signature Tom Cruise style) while looking very confused? This opening scene sets the stage for the weird, thrilling, meditative and lonely world of “Vanilla Sky,” but also takes another, eerier layer during this global pandemic where Times Square is looking deserted almost around the clock.

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