Minority Report Movie
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TAGLINES
What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed... yet?
Everybody Runs
The system is perfect until it comes after you.
Get Ready to RUN!
The Future Can Be Seen. Murder Can be Prevented. The Guilty Punished Before the Crime is Committed. The System is Perfect. It's Never Wrong. Until It Comes After You.
Everybody Runs...
You Can't Hide
Count to 3 and get ready to run...
You can't hide. Get ready to run!
In the year 2054 A.D. crime is virtually eliminated from Washington D.C. thanks to an elite law enforcing squad "Precrime". They use three genetically altered humans (called "Pre-Cogs") with special powers to see into the future and predict crimes beforehand. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) heads Precrime and believes the system's flawlessness steadfastly. However one day the Pre-Cogs predict that Anderton will commit a murder himself in the next 36 hours. Worse, Anderton doesn't even know the victim. He decides to get to the mystery's core by finding out the 'minority report' which means the prediction of the female Pre-Cog Agatha (Samantha Morton) that "might" tell a different story and prove Anderton innocent.
| Peter Stormare | |
| Tom Cruise | Chief John Anderton |
| Max von Sydow | Pre-Crime Director Lamar Burgess |
| Colin Farrell | |
| Samantha Morton | |
| Steve Harris | Jad |
| Tim Blake Nelson | |
| Neal McDonough | Officer Gordon 'Fletch' Fletcher |
| Patrick Kilpatrick | Officer Jeff Knott |
| Jessica Capshaw | Evanna |
| Frank Grillo | Pre-Crime Cop |
| Anna Maria Horsford | Casey |
| Sarah Simmons | Lamar Burgess' Secretary |
| Eugene Osment | Jad's Technician |
| James Henderson | Office Worker |
7.70 out of 10 (77842 votes)
Visitor Reviews
not bad overall
posted on 24 Aug 2009LA Confidential in the future but looses points because it doesn't have the same original feel. Lots of cool visuals and a bit of humor. 7/10 and definitely worth it for entertainment value. Not the mental content of Vanilla Sky or AI but more entertaining then either.
You still have a choice...
posted on 22 Aug 2009Steven Spielberg is one of the few directors around today who can still manipulate an audience in one sense while dazzling and daring that same audience with storytelling and character skills fused with ingenious visual effects. Minority Report is a shining example of that, which also has the grace of having an intelligent concept to start with, which so many sci-fi films lack much less summer sci-fi films (look at MIB2 to see what I mean), and also better than average acting.Cruise takes the lead role here as John Anderton, who leads, more or less, the agency of police that prevent all murders on the basis of predictions from three Pre-Cogs (one of them Samantha Morton who has the most important role of the three). The system is presumably perfect, until to the surprise of Anderton, he is seen to commit a murder and so starts his quest to try and find out if there is a flaw in thirty six hours. This could be the basis for average sci-fi fodder (Impostor, a film based on another Philip K. Dick story that came out earlier this year, is an point of that), yet Spielberg elevates a story and creates a unique atmosphere to coexist with his characters; by the time the film is HALF way through you'll be exhausted in entertainment.Bottom line, this is the type of picture to see twice, first to get the feel and presence, and the second to clear up any misunderstandings in the plot (or maybe to avoid Scooby Doo and Windtalkers), since this is indeed one of the best pictures of the year and one of Spielberg's best recent pictures.
Grade: A+ or A
really really bad
posted on 22 Aug 2009oh my... This is really bad. Not that I've ever liked Tom Cruise but Steven Spielberg made a movie or two that wasn't too bad.<<<<<POSSIBLE SPOLIERS>>>>>This starts off with a very confusing story about cops investigating crimes before they happen. Ok, that's a cool idea, but why make it so complicated? I'll give it that thought, that in the begining there's a few interesting question brought to mind. Things that make you want to look further.At the moment when Tom cruise sees himself commit a murder it become very standard though. He runs away trying to prove his innocence.With an underlying theme of hatred to who ever killed his sun, he accually kills a man... but he still clains to be part of a conspiracy - big surprize!some cool scenes but nothing really special 4/10Movie-Man
Embarrassingly Poor Movie - Pg13?
posted on 18 Aug 2009SPOILERS======================================> First off, I wonder how this film could have received a PG13 rating. No way. The film starting with a violently staged stabbing? Child abduction? Adults Having Sex? Plus the feel is not PG13. Someone must have pulled some strings to increase their profits? $$$$$$$$$ This aspect of the film angered me, it was totally inappropriate. Doesn't Speilberg have enough money?But placing that aside, the acting, filming etc... are all fine - no problems, there are some cool things in this filmbutThe story is the goofiest, most predictable nonsense i have seen in a long time. I was totally bored with this film. The annoying aspects of this film constantly brought me out of the magic of the film experience by presenting ridiculously incoherent situations, even within the internal logic of the film itself. The future, high-tech world it presents us with thre pre-cogs, these very cool large computer screens interfacing by waving hands like a conductor. But the names are carved on a wood ball, something to do with unique wood grain. - I just started laughing. These silly inconsistancies continue giving us all a good laugh throughout the movie, these guys get paid for this?????I do not want to go thru each item, but the most awful of all was the comically predictable scene where the wife says something to the effect of "But i didn't say she was drowned" - thus exposing the Old Man. (I thought i was in A Scooby-doo film) I lost it at that point. Maybe it that plot twist was not used again until 2052 it might work but as for now - it is comical.Then there is the absurd items with the eyeballs - high tech world and the only security is an eye scan. Plus a cold - dead - eye scan, from a wanted criminal-to-be.Then the annoying product placement, we are suppose to be amused by the new annoying methods of pusing products at us, systems knowing too much about us. The movie shows that time is not is the future - it is now.Then there is the ending - much too long in getting there. But there is a "happy ending"??? The precogs get to live out their lifes in seclusion and the world goes back to normal. And they get back together and have a baby. ugh. But that means that they abandoned the system that basically worked - so are we suppose to leave saying feeling good - or bad for all the people who will be murdered now that things are back to "normal"
It is not worth the time.
posted on 18 Aug 2009SPOILER: Minority Report is about 140 minutes long. The only exciting moments was about 10 minutes regarding the future: cars, phones and video display. Other than that, it was a disappointing movie in all.The plot is too old and familiar. We could almost tell what will happen at about half way. The director spent too much time on scenes like 'changing eyes' and some irrelevant side story. Again, Tom still don't know how to be someone else, or say how to perform. He is still Tom Cruise, for over 20 year, without learning how to blend into the story.One unbearable thing as an example was that Tom's wife when learnt the bad guy saying 'The drown woman ...' then reacting like 'I didn't tell you she was drown ...', HAVE WE WATCHED THIS KIND OF THING TOO MANY TIMES?!If anyone want to watch anything more than future transportation, please watch Hitchcock instead. I gave 4 point to the special effect, 2 point to imagination of the future, and -1 point to Tom/plot/director! Final point is 5 point out of 10.ps. the scary part of the movie is that our eyes being scanned every time we go public in near future. It would be a terrible world to live in if this really happens. Have we being tired of asking for name, SSN, address, phone number, email address when we only want to buy a pair of socks?!
A Frank Opinion
posted on 16 Aug 2009Minority Report appeals to a wide audience ranging from science fiction lovers to action thriller seekers. With the use of computer graphics and other top-notch movie effects, it achieved excellent visually pleasing results and deserved praise for it. Its plot is easy to follow and personally, I feel it was a little predictable. Some parts are cheesy but overall, Minority Report gives you a run for your money. The last movie worth commenting on is the Lord of the Rings. Do make this a must-see-movie for the summer!
Goofy !
posted on 16 Aug 2009rewrite: Goofy ! I felt MR's tech effects were a hollow and irritatingly amateurish attempt to copy Blade Runner which was immeasurably a better story and also tech presentation than MR. This was a real let down and esp after reading Ebert's and others' glowing reviews. MR never explained what the heck a minority report was either. Just a bit goofy in the overall. Incredible futuristic story line also. From Three Days of the Condor with Von Sydow, we already have seen the finale story line in its full blown presentation. This MR bordered on being a tiny copy of his role in 3 Days. I could recommend this movie but only with taglines of "grade school-blocks level copycat" (the space vehicles were from circa 1925 level of competence) and an overall "goofy." It just wasn't worth it, except for the Agatha actress. Tom was good of course, but Spielberg's, etc storyline and tech effects made it just too goofy for me.
great start, sucker ending...
posted on 12 Aug 2009stupidity... spielberg gets of to a good start but halfway through the movie the whole cabang turns hollywood and american patrionism. great start, sucker standard-a-ending. stay away if you're not into tissue-hollywood-standard-stuff. peter stormare is the only thing that stands out as good in an, at best, average movie.
Spielberg is surprising me.
posted on 12 Aug 2009I'm very happy Spielberg and Cruise deviate occasionally from the popular formula. SF is probably my favorite movie genre, have seen my fair share of movies, and find most Spielberg movies one-time-watchers; but MR was thought provoking, dramatic, and a pretty good mystery thriller. What most surprised me was the unpredictability of the movie and what everyone calls the film noir look, so unlike Spielberg. The movie looked more like Fincher's Se7en and Fight Club. I am not a Cruise fan but realized his acting talent. Max Von Sydow was awesome. Minority Report, like AI, were the best SF's I've seen during the last couple years, and I hope Spielberg will continue to focus on plot and character rather than action and sequels. The DVD could have used a commentary track.
In the world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king…
posted on 08 Aug 2009This is spoken in Minority Report by a drug-dealer on the streets with no eyes at all, so I suppose its free advice for John Anderton, our hero, or a bit of wise-sounding advice meant to get across to the audience but with no other good place for it to fit in the film. This is fine with me, too, because Minority Report is such a taut futuristic thriller that an incongruous little bit of wisdom like this is not to have any negative impact on the film as a whole. John Anderton, played with precision by the great Tom Cruise (oh shut up, the man's awesome), is the chief of the Pre-Crime department in the District of Columbia, which has successfully eradicated murder entirely for the last six years. He works with a group of `pre-cogs' that, together, dream of murders that have not yet taken place and project enough information for Anderton and his team to watch the video emanating from their heads to determine where and when the murders are to take place and to get to those locations and stop the murders from happening before they happen. This is obviously a formula for a highly successful action movie, but the thing that really makes Minority Report succeed is that it pays so much amount of attention to things that would occur in this situation in real life. It is explained very early in the film that the invention of Pre-Crime has eradicated premeditated murder, as this is most easily detected by the pre-cogs. The majority of the `business,' then, of the Pre-Crime division in the District of Columbia, are crimes of passion. This not only provides the possibility of a lot more tension in that these crimes leave a lot less time for prevention, but also avoids complicating the plot with the details of premeditated murders. We don't care about a guy who wronged another guy five years ago or drug deals gone bad, all we need to hear about are a guy who comes home to find his wife in bed with another man and loses control.Given the fact that the movie involves some sort of time-travel (even if information is the only thing traveling through time), it leaves itself open to criticism about plot holes. This is obvious, because plot holes like this even permeated the unparalleled Back to the Future series, which obviously had plenty of plot holes but handled them spectacularly well. Given the amount of movies that I have seen that involve time travel, I have come up with this equation: Time Travel = Plot Holes. This is a universal equation that is never escaped, but it does not mean that any movie that involves time travel will be brought down by the subsequent and unavoidable plot holes. Minority Report did not suffer from its necessary plot holes and neither did the timeless Back to the Future series (which has FINALLY been released as a complete set and which no respectable movie collection could possibly be without). My esteemed colleague and close friend Christopher Brown (see his brilliant reviews at http://us.imdb.com/CommentsAuthor?625436) points out one of these plot holes in his review of Minority Report, but makes the mistake of suggesting that, given the nature of the precognition and of the crime itself, Anderton's murder should never have been predicted since it did not entail premeditation. Sorry, Chris, but you've missed the boat on this one. The only thing that this does is bring up the fact that it's impossible to tell where precognition starts. It could be argued perfectly well that the pre-cogs played a part in their own precognition. They predicted that Anderton would commit the murder under the circumstances that he would have been watching the thoughts of the pre-cogs and seen that he would commit murder, and then obviously sought to find out for himself how he could have been expected to commit a murder against a person he has never heard of. In this case, if he had called in sick that day, all of this would have been avoided. But he's the best at what he does, he has personal reasons for wanting to stop murder, he does not slack off, he does not call in sick. John Anderton was predicted by the pre-cogs to commit murder because he was at work that day. The action in the film comes from the possibility that the whole prediction of Anderton's murder might be what is called a `minority report,' where the pre-cogs disagree on something that is going to happen. If he can prove that only one of the pre-cogs came up with the vision that he was going to commit a murder, it might cancel out the entire prediction because it is unreliable. On the way to this goal, we are presented with everything from a tremendously dedicated investigator (played brilliantly by Colin Farrell) to some amazingly creepy but strangely accepted identification spiders that scan John's implanted eye in one of the more uncomfortable scenes in the film. Minority Report is one of the best and most unique thrillers to be released in years. It is the conglomeration of such a dizzying array of films that it is difficult to contemplate them all at once. We see elements of action films, futuristic thrillers, crime films, science fiction, and of course, the influence of Stanley Kubrick is never far off. There is even, especially in the later portion of the film, a heavy influence on the soundtrack by Bernard Herrman, who was the composer for most of Alfred Hitchcock's films, among many others. It's always nice to see such a respectful homage like that, and it is only one of the many things that makes Minority Report yet another addition to Steven Spielberg's extensive list of high-end films (the last of which was the spectacular A.I.). The only thing I can think of that holds Minority Report back from joining Spielberg's list of timeless classics is that it does not have the scope as far as its target audience as such films as E.T. and Jurassic Park. However, despite not having quite as large of a target audience, Minority Report stands as a strong entry in Spielberg's growing list of great films.
Has anyone even read the short story? (8 out of 10 -from someone who has read it)
posted on 06 Aug 2009For starters, the movie stands on its own quite well. Much like Total Recall did 12 years ago (Recall was based on the Phillip Dick story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale"). I will probably have to see the movie again to enjoy it fully. It was fine bit of noir with enough light-heartedness to keep the movie-going public happy.The thing that bothers me is that the short story had a much more clever ending -- a bit darker too. I went back to reread the short story (I had already read it once) because I was a bit disappointed by the film's conclusion. The film worked but it didn't seem to jive with my foggy memory of the short story. == SPOILERS ==(movie and short story)
In the short story, there IS a minority report. Not only that, it turns out that there are three of them. Each pre-cog saw a slightly different future (for very clever reasons) but two of them with Anderton killing someone.
Since the ends of the visions were the same, the report was made. And the end is much more noir.
==End of Spoilers= I am definitely going to have to go see this one again and try to appreciate it on its own terms. Perhaps the ending will work better a second time around. The rest of the movie works quite well. It is well acted and directed. All of the other reviewers are dead on when they say that the mixture of old school filming and CGI work perfectly for Spielberg. 8 out of 10
The future is bright
posted on 06 Aug 2009Spoilers hereinWhen Steven Spielberg, arguably the most influential director in film history tries his hand at sci-fi with Tom Cruise at the helm, you know something good is underway. This is indeed the case with Minority Report, with Steven Spielberg returning back to the future after 2001's A.I. The story takes place in the year 2054, with a new police department called 'pre-crime' which harnesses the powers of three psychics known as 'pre-cogs' to predict and stop future crimes before they occur. The system is supposed to be flawless, until officer John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is accused of murdering a man he has never met or heard of in less than 36 hours. To prove his innocence, Anderton kidnaps Agatha (Samantha Morton) the most gifted of the pre-cogs to delve into her mind to see whether he will actually commit the murder, or whether he's been set up, presumably by FBI agent Danny Witwer (Colin Farrell) who openly wants Anderton's job.Although primarily a science fiction tale, (based on a short story by author Philip K. Dick, who also penned 'Paycheck' and 'Blade Runner') Minority Report ends up as more of a film noire, with hidden clues being hinted at, but concealed from the audience until the last second, as Anderton races to prove his innocence, and discover his presumed saboteur. The noire element blends wonderfully with the science fiction portion of the story, ending up with a genuinely compelling and original tale of futuristic intrigue.Similarly to A.I., in the year 2054 in Minority Report the future is bright, with everything from cars to buildings appearing silver, streamlined and very visually slick. The colour use is worth mentioning, with all colours dulled to virtually shades of white and black, perhaps to give a retro feel to a futuristic movie? Whatever the intention, the colours work quite well, and always add to and never interfere with the rest of the film. But it's Spielberg's envisioning of what future advertising and marketing will be like that makes the film so compelling all stores in malls have eye scanners, so models representing the store can talk to each person individually. Giving the general inconsideration for the public's privacy that modern advertising displays, in the future, this is an entirely possible outcome, heaven forbid.Spielberg also brings his own quirky sense of humour into play here, as demonstrated with scenes such as Anderton falling through a window, and landing next to a circle of contortionists doing their warm up exercises, and the Swedish eye doctor making duck noises periodically. There's not really any reason for including these bits, but they do add to the bizarre intrigue of the film rather well, surprisingly enough.The cast perform exceptionally, whether together or individually. Tom Cruise is spellbinding and surprisingly passionate as John Anderton, police officer on the run. This could have been transformed into a standard M:I2 style action performance, but Cruise is far too vulnerable and sensitive for this to be the case, emitting shocking emotion when reflecting on the kidnapping of his son. (the reason he became a police officer - pre-crime could have prevented his son's abduction)Max Von Sydow is spectacular as Anderton's compassionate yet mysterious boss Lamar Burgess, underplaying the part to perfect effect, to create genuine audience confusion. We never know exactly where the guy is coming from, and he keeps us guessing until the end, where he is eventually revealed to be a desperate man, willing to resort to murder to maintain his enterprise.Colin Farrell's Danny Witwer is also a cryptic character whose position is essentially the opposite of Burgess - originally you perceive him as the villain, framing Anderton for a murder in order to incapacitate him and seize his job, but in the end he is a good man with respectable morals, who just happened to take a dislike to Anderton. But just when we realize that he is in fact trying to clear Anderton from his premature accusation, Witwer is shot by Burgess for uncovering too much evidence. Farrell has great chemistry with the other cast members, and covers up his Irish accent beautifully.But perhaps the real star of the show is Samantha Morton as Agatha, the pre cog abducted by Anderton. She is so convincing as a being who is not quite human, yet feels many human emotions which she can't quite come to terms with that you begin to feel really creeped out with the knowledge that she is, in fact, a real person, merely playing a role. A perfect definition of an actor totally inhabiting a role, Morton never fails to astonish us with her stunning characterization.Of course, John William's exceptional scores never fail to complement Spielberg's work, and Minority Report is no exception - William's beautifully moving score perfectly adds to the mysterious tone of the movie. And with Spielberg at the helm, with an exceptional cast and the creative urge to do something refreshingly different, Minority Report could never really be anything but a huge success. Which, of course, it is.-10/10
Cack
posted on 04 Aug 2009What an over-rated movie this truly is. That was my first thought when the credits rolled, but for the life of me I couldn't work out why. The story was very original, it was directed by Steven Spielberg and it had a huge star taking the lead in Tom Cruise. Ah, I thought. Therein lies the rub.I think there is a lot to be said for casting unknowns in certain lead roles. Detective John Anderton is a shining example of such a role. You see, the problem in this instance is Tom Cruise. Undoubtedly a massive star and fantastic in Top Gun and A Few Good Men, Cruise nevertheless is essentially a one trick pony. And if you cast an actor with limited range in such an original movie (especially someone as big as Cruise), then, in this case, it turns into just another Tom Cruise action/drama picture. In every scene we see a bit of Maverick, a bit of Ethan Hunt and a smattering of every other character he's ever played.Now, consider Minority Report with a carefully chosen but unknown actor in the lead. Suddenly, the film is purely about the story; the unknown brings something to the lead part that no-one has ever seen before. A perfect example would be 28 Days Later - a tremendous film, but would it have been as good if someone like cruise had played the lead? I doubt it.Don't get me wrong, the big-budget, all-star action movie has it's place in the cinema. It offers the viewer a chance to escape for two hours without having to think too hard. The problem arises when the John Woos and Jerry Bruckheimers try to turn it into something it's not. They should just stick to blowing stuff up.So there.
cross"Tek War" with "The Fugitive", and you get Minority Report
posted on 31 Jul 2009As good as this film is, it is laced with feelings that you've already seen all of this before.(Its called Movietime Dija Vue) its when you watch a film for the very first time and because of it's similarities with other films , you feel like you've already seen it.--you even seen the plot twist coming. Thats how I felt when I watched Minority Report. The only thing I didn't see coming was Tom Cruise' bald shaven head (somebody get that boy some Rogain).Dispite all the similarities with other films, I have to give this film its proper credit. The special effect are so good in this film, that I wouldn't be the least surprised if it beats out Star Wars:Episode 2 at the oscars for best special effects.The Special effects in this film are that GOOD. I've seen many other Not-so-distant future films have similar effects and similar digital-computurized futuristic landscapes.(examples: Tek War, Demolition Man, A.I., Gattaca, the list goes on)but never have I seen it done on the same size and scale as Minority Report.(the geneticaly altered plants - I thought that was a bit silly). This film is amazing to watch. The chase scene on a futuristic super-highway is one of the best chase scenes ever!Although there are aspects of this film that are both groundbreaking and original, you still get the feeling that you've been here before in other films. In many ways this film Paralells "The Fugitive-1993" with the theme of an innocent man on the run. However, on many levels it also paralells those "Tek War" made for TV movies that the Fox network produced during the mid-1990's, with the theme of a good cop addctied to substance abuse,framed by greedy politcians,so he can be made into a public example,to win public support so they can get legislation passed. (Tek War-starring William Shatner and Greg Evigan, was also set in the future, and featured many similar graphics and themes as Minority Report).I also thought the ending of this film was too anti-climactic I give this film 7 out of 10 stars
Typical Spielberg
posted on 29 Jul 2009A good movie spoiled by two things, a standard overblown Spielberg ending and the lack of any philosophical viewpoints whatsoever. Not to mention his insulting the viewer's intelligence by having Tom Cruise do a voice-over during the climax when the "minority report" is being shown at the party.This movie would've been so much better had it ended with Cruise haloed, but instead Spielberg has to make it a semi-happy ending.An above-average movie, but Top 200? Not even close.
Entertaining,well-constructed effort
posted on 29 Jul 2009"Minority Report" is a very entertaining sci-fi action thriller.Cruise as always has an immense stage presence and the support cast including Farrell is pretty strong. There are some great action sequences and some well-constructed ideas evident in the film.Many of the chase sequences are thrilling and the film maintains an exceptional amount of suspense throughout. There may be a few plot holes but overall this is well worth watching.It's far from Cruise's best effort and isn't probably utilising him to his full potential but he is always watchable. As far as action thrillers go,this is well worth the effort.
Philip K. Dick credits
posted on 29 Jul 2009The really sad thing about this movie is the low credits that Philip K. Dick gets. Without Dicks imagination this movie would never had come into existence. In the DVD extra features, we learn that Philip K Dick was a sick man, mentally and physically. That is almost all we hear about him. It is obvious that most actors haven't read a single page of Philip K Dick. The second sad thing is that many people believe Spielberg and those guys invented the visions, imaginations, the precogs, the bizarre ideas (like the one with changing eyes). All those ideas were however borrowed from Philip K. Dick. For all of us that have read Philip K. Dick this movie is simply a popularized version of one of his minor works. That said, the design of the cars and the future city is 5 stars. They have come close to the visions you get when you read Philip K. Dick
The creme de la creme
posted on 23 Jul 2009I always enjoy films in which technology is a backdrop for a fascinating story, not an excuse for one. "Minority Report" is one of those rare films that can be enjoyed on multiple levels. You can be an action flick fan, a crime drama fan, a mystery-thiller fan, a sci-fi fan, a tear-jerker fan, or just a plain old fashioned smart-movie fan, and you will walk away from this film completely satisfied.To be honest, I wasn't expecting much out of this film - a few thrills, some neat gadgets, a laugh or two. But Spielberg has proven yet again that he is truly a master of his craft. Plot twists, unexpected laughs, shocks galore, seamless cgi, dazzling cinematography, this movie is absolutely amazing.
Excellent
posted on 23 Jul 2009An impressive film, perhaps the most complete film Steven Spielberg has directed in quite some time. Tom Cruise (in an effective performance) stars as a pre-crime cop assigned to stopping crimes before they occur.. until he is fingered and must go on the run from his own policeforce. A fascinating and well thought out look at a possible future world realized thru impressive visual effects and solid production design.. the story keeps you involved and guessing, though the revelation of the eventual bad guy is not as much of a surprise as it could have been.. The acting is good all around, with solid supporting turns from a top notch crew of character actors.. I thought this one was quite good. GRADE: A
Good movie, could have been better
posted on 26 Aug 2009I enjoyed watching the movie, liked the basic idea with all it's ethic problems. Also the special effects were stunning, with a beautiful world a la Blade Runner. Still I would have liked to have seen some more depth. Maybe Paul Verhoeven should have made the movie. He just dares to say more and could have given some more depth to the movie (with his sharp humor) and some more criticism to the society of 2054.Compared to the Matrix, or Total Recall, or Robocop I have to say this movie misses something.Now, It's just a very well made movie, with good acting from Cruise, but also (despite the original basic idea of the Precogs) a little bit of a have-seen-that-already action movie.Still, certainly a good movie and worth seeing in the cinema!7,5 / 10