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Based on a short story by the late Philip K. Dick, this science fiction-thriller reflects the writer's familiar preoccupation with themes of concealed identity and mind control. Tom Cruise stars as John Anderton, a Washington, D.C. detective in the year 2054. Anderton works for "Precrime," a special unit of the police department that arrests murderers before they have committed the actual crime. Precrime bases its work on the visions of three psychics or "precogs" whose prophecies of future events are never in error. When Anderton discovers that he has been identified as the future killer of a man he's never met, he is forced to become a fugitive from his own colleagues as he tries to uncover the mystery of the victim-to-be's identity. When he kidnaps Agatha (Samantha Morton), one of the precogs, he begins to formulate a theory about a possible frame-up from within his own department. Directed by Steven Spielberg, who hired a team of futurists to devise the film's numerous technologically advanced gadgets, Minority Report co-stars Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, and Neal McDonough. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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| Flawed but better than expected
by mason
January 9, 2003 - 12:34 PM PST
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3 out of 7 members found this review helpful
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Before going any further, I should probably admit that I'm rather strongly anti-Spielberg, so bear that in mind. I'm also pretty anti-Tom Cruise. So why did I watch this, you're probably wondering. Well, because so many people told me that I really should.
They were actually right, for the most part, I must admit. This is probably Speilberg's best film since "Raiders of the Lost Ark," in fact. I even found myself disagreeing with friends who thought that he sold out in the last couple of minutes with his requisite happy ending (god forbid Spielberg ever end on a less-than-happy note). The little "Everyone lived happily ever after" bit didn't bother me that much.
Don't get me wrong, this is fully a Hollywood film, with stupid chase scene moments and improbable events that don't bear close scrutiny. But in general it's a very fine vision of the future, and the high-tech bits even make sense. The visualization of how the characters work with the precog's imagery is particularly nice. Cruise does well as a cop bearing a heavy burden, though he's of course still more squeaky-clean than he really should be.
Despite my grouchy minor complaints, I'll give this one a generally positive rating. As big Hollywood films go, it's pretty damn good. It certainly looks nice. It's still a bit of a shame to see another Philip K. Dick story given a shiny face and a happy ending, but with expectations properly aligned, this is a good effort.
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