Movies of 2002

Cage's best. Kaufman is amazing. And Spike Jonze has a great sense of direction as always. About as good as Being John Malkovich, maybe better. Have to watch it again.

I firmly believe this is Spike Lee's greatest accomplishment. Sure, it might not ooze the same amount of style and shock that his other brilliant movie, Do The Right Thing, does but it manages to elevate to a level that doesn't need that sort of grandiose style and has probably one of the best endings ever. Truly stunning and maybe Norton's best performance - period.

One of Spielberg's most underrated films, other than Empire of the Sun. At first you see the shiny coat that Minority Report wears, with it's pretty face actor Tom Cruise, or the flashy animations and stunts. But under all that, you have a super tense thriller that makes you think and wonder about the believable future Spielberg and Dick brought to life. And Cruise is very held back and very good here. Doesn't happen very often, so take it as it is. Minority Report is a masterpiece not only among science fiction movies, but among movies in general.

Doesn't exactly break new ground, but half way through the film, you actually truly start to care about the main character. His struggle and journey to find safety is easily one of the most powerful tales about war, since Schindler's List. I can't exactly get behind Adrien Brody winning over D-Day though at the Oscars, but they both deserved it so no harm done. Oh yeah and calling things overrated doesn't make you cool. Just pretentious.