Minority Report

In an age where scifi becomes less brainy and more action-packed, comes this surprisingly clever, well-directed and visually interesting flick. A true delight for genre-fans. There are some eye-rolling moments (get it?). But the moment you think you have it all figured out, the film surprises you with wonderful twists and turns. Glued to the seat, until the very end.

Visually it's a pretty impressive film for sure. I don't think that Tom Cruise is a great actor but he's certainly not a bad actor by any means and, as usual, he does a good job in this film. I was disappointed that Neal McDonough's character didn't get more screen time however. Anyhow, it's an alright action movie with a distinct visual style that I was pretty impressed with. Nothing great but still worth checking out if you have the time.

I'm actually of fan of some of Spielberg's more ambitious, but less regarded work, and I include this in that category. This is a very exciting movie, that has a highly creative, but not unbelievable version of the future, and it also deals with an interesting moral question.

The depiction of the future in Minority Report is vivid and largely convincing, with Spielberg even showing a long-dormant flair for creating tension and the grotesque. However, the film has numerous flaws, including a twist scene ripped straight from LA Confidential and a contrived resolution. Still the closest Spielberg has got to his glory days in some time.

One of Spielberg's best. It's not without problems (Precrime going national would be impossible) but the movie rarely gives you pause to reflect on such things until afterward. It's hard not to get caught up in the film noir tone (thanks largely to Scott Frank's script), or its convincing vision of the future. It's got great action sequences, a strong cast and a story that rachets up the intensity all the way to the end. Beautiful style, though Kaminski's going a bit heavy on the bloom lighting.