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Minority Report

Colin Farrell, Kathryn Morris, Max von Sydow, Neal McDonough, Peter Stormare, Samantha Morton, Steve Harris, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Cruise

A futuristic sci-fi thriller, in which a top policeman in the "Pre-Crime Division" is assigned to investigate a murder which has yet to take place, where he himself is the perpetrator. It is a futuris...( read more  read more... )tic judicial system in which killers are arrested and convicted before they commit murder.

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  • SirPant
    September 15, 2009
    SirPant
    There have only been two good Philip K. Dick films made so far. This is not one of those two. This is a complete mess!
  • ceWEBrity
    March 24, 2009
    ceWEBrity
    Spielberg's disturbingly obvious aesthetic choices turn an intelligent, expansive premise into galvanizing and easy entertainment. But entertainment it is; even if the obvious swells of dramatic music and abuse of the blue camera filter pull you out of the film, the fantastic act...( read more)ion sequences and set pieces will.

    How do I feel about Tom Cruise? Not positively. Not in the slightest. I've never been a big fan of his acting and his external persona has since infiltrated his film presence. Big trouble for Mr. Xenu. Anyway, I never found him convincing here as much of anything, much less a grieving father or a fugitive from something impossible to run from. Samantha Morton is far, far better, adding unbelievable depth and a haunted sort of atmosphere to the whole affair. In her very brief time in the film, her character contributes more to the feel of the world than Tom Cruise's ever does. Max Von Sydow overacts - paycheck gig!

    I find that I don't particularly have much to say about Minority Report, and as it was potentially a work of great depth, that's really a shame. Representative of Hollywood's tendency to take the outer shell and throw away the center, what's left of the movie is still a expertly-crafted action film.
  • TheMachinist
    December 29, 2008
    TheMachinist
    "There hasn't been a murder in six years. The system, it is perfect."

    "Minority Report" is an ultra stylish sci-fi movie. Based on Philip K. Dick's story, the film takes you to a near future. A future that doesn't seem so unrealistic. If you think on how fast technology has deve...( read more)loped in the last 50 years, things could easily be something close to Spielberg's vision...

    Tom Cruise plays the head of Pre-Crime, a section that solves murders before they've even happened. Sounds far-fetched? Well, it works quite good actually. The story might seem complicated at times but it still is one of the most gripping and thrilling sci-fi movies ever made.

    Most of the actors deliver first class performances. Tom Cruise, the scientologist everyone loves to hate, is once again close to perfection. "Minority Report" is probably the highlight of his golden era, the time before he went "loco". Peter Stormare, my favourite Swede, I simply can't say bad words about him...

    The most amazing thing about this movie is its visual image. It looks great, futuristic but still realistic. The cinematography is very solid with a dark and gritty picture.

    "Minority Report" is one of Spielberg's better efforts and one the best sci-fi movies ever. Movies like this reminds us why we go to the cinema in the first place. To witness a world that isn't ours but could be...

    "You don't have to run.
    - Everybody runs..."
  • mrpopcorn
    November 24, 2008
    mrpopcorn
    "What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed... yet?"

    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 ...( read more)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.

    Review
    "Minority Report" is a film for the ages, one to stand along with "Close Encounters" in terms of intelligence and one to stand alongside "Indiana Jones" in terms of pure fun. It's the kind of movie that only Steven Spielberg could make in its adventure, thrills, and intelligence and yet its something completely new and different for film's most prolific director. Overall, a masterpiece. And performances (notably Cruise and Samantha Morton) that are to die for.
  • AgentLexi2132
    November 18, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    ''Sean... He's on the beach now, a toe in the water. He's asking you to come in with him. He's been racing his mother up and down the sand. There's so much love in this house. He's ten years old. He's surrounded by animals. He wants to be a vet. You keep a rabbit for him, a bi...( read more)rd and a fox. He's in high school. He likes to run, like his father. He runs the two-mile and the long relay. He's 23. He's at a university. He makes love to a pretty girl named Claire. He asks her to be his wife. He calls here and tells Lara, who cries. He still runs. Across the university and in the stadium, where John watches. Oh God, he's running so fast, just like his daddy. He sees his daddy. He wants to run to him. But he's only six years old, and he can't do it. And the other men are so fast. There was so much love in this house.''

    In the future, criminals are caught before the crimes they commit, but one of the officers in the special unit is accused of one such crime and sets out to prove his innocence.

    Tom Cruise: Chief John Anderton

    Max von Sydow: Director Lamar Burgess

    Minority Report is from Speilberg and Philip K Dick's book as the material to feast Steven's directing talent upon. The result is Report ends up being visually stunning, a brilliant story and concept and a compelling sci-fi piece all infused together.
    MR is set in the year 2054, a future that, outside of the roads and constant eye-scans, still visually resembles the present (or the past, in this movie's case). Tom Cruise stars as John Anderton, one of the heads of Pre-Crime, a division in Washington, D.C. that has the ability to stop murders before they happen, thanks to the work of three Pre-Cogs, psychics (two male and one female) permanently placed in a watery bath, delivering info about the future to the Pre-Crime division (just how it's done is revealed in a very clever and tense opening sequence).

    Tom cruise on form can do no wrong yet again along with an amazing turn from Colin Farrell. The chase that transpires between the two esculating from a Jet Pack chase to a Flying Car Factory is awe dropping to watch. In fact if you think this is just all about action you shouldn't be watching movies, as Minority mixes depth with watch-ability and comes out victorious and on top.
    Max Von Sydow also had a role that pleased me immensely.
    Samantha Morton also stuck out for me and fueled my emotions.

    Director Burgess: You don't have to run John.
    John Anderton: You don't have to chase me.

    Spielberg's work here is, right from the off, much unlike anything I've ever seen him do. Sure, there was the debatable quality of A.I., but not a segment in that film resembled Minority Report's opening scenes, a montage of quick-cuts awash in blue colors that builds in both violence and intensity, in spite of the fact this sequence moves backward (meaning the violent act is committed first, then we see what led up to it). The segment ends with a close-up of an eye, with the camera pulling back to reveal a woman lying in a pool, ominously stating the word, "murder." It's a chilling, daring intro that holds a lot of promise, and instead of disappointing, the rest of the film actually manages to improve upon it.
    The future that Spielberg presents here is entirely believable, from both a societal and technological viewpoint. Most interestingly, when I first saw the previews, I'd expected a "Big Brother" type society akin to 1984, one in which the government monitored all the actions of the people. But that's not the case here. The government presented here questions the ethics and logic behind Pre-Crime because if this were reality, it would be a subject matter of serious concern, and not just hive-minded behavior and blather about how this is for the good of humanity. Finally, we get a film that features a dark view of the future, but simultaneously gives us reasonable, intelligent characters that realize there are pros and cons to everything.
    Much more successful, somewhat surprisingly for Spielberg, are the darker moments. There's a great scene when you see Anderton and his kid at the swimming pool. Anderton sinks to the bottom to show how long he can hold his breath, but then when he resurfaces his kid has gone. It captures all the terror of losing a child with great skill.

    I also like the scene where Anderton is confronted with his child's 'killer'. Anderton, quite rightly, is utterly deranged and Cruise does an excellent job of selling the character's anger and grief. Therefore it's slightly annoying that these great darker moments have to co-exist with such contrast. Just take the ending. Pre-crime is shut down, Anderton is reunited with his wife, Anderton's wife is pregnant and the pre-cogs live happily ever after. It's far too neat and tidy, especially for what's supposed to be a gritty thriller.

    ''There hasn't been a murder in six years. The system, it is perfect.''

    Like Total Recall, this elaborates on (plus alters) the Philip K. Dick story it's based on, and if the result is essentially The Fugitive with a bigger budget and a Sci-fi twist.
    You all know the plot (Precrime cop Cruise discovers he's wanted for a murder he's going to commit in just over 50 hours and goes on the run, etc.,), but Scott Frank and Jon Cohen's screenplay offers intriguing notions alongside all the thrills, and Spielberg delivers a welcome return to basics - let's not forget this is the master who did Duel and Jaws - while not betraying any close fans of his works. (Yes, we all know Schindler's List, Amistad, Saving Private Ryan and A.I. Artificial Intelligence were not just mainstream but educational.) One moment we're experiencing a high-speed chase through an automobile factory, the next we're pondering the ramifications of a system that allows crime to be non-existence.
    Along with BladeRunner, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall, all of these I am a fan of and in Dick's work there is immense vision and a warped mind that appeals to my tastes everytime. Steven Spielberg usually can do no wrong. A.I. was a gamble for the master but with Minority he throws an Ace.

    This is by far Steven Spielberg's most complex film to date. Though this is not Spielberg's first venture into science-fiction, it is his best. Tom Cruise makes a very believable protagonist here. The entire issue of "Pre-Crime" is treated as something of a flawed advance in law enforcement. It raises questions of how the police can be truly certain that a person is going to commit a crime or is it inevitable that the future can be altered. You see, it is all just too complex to really put into words here, you just have to watch the movie and form your own thoughts.
    Drawing inspirations from Hitchcock's thrillers, also from every chase movie ever and if you think this a bad thing you are gravely mistaken. Minority on canvas is like a spray of Fugitive mixed with a dabble of Sci-Fi Matrix feel in all its shades of blueness. Coat that with thriller and a story to die for and that sums up Minority Report in a nutshell. The twists when watched first time are mind blowing, one movie I own that i never get tired of watching.

    Masterful Work.



    ''Everybody runs, Fletch. Everybody runs.''
  • GetToKnowMe121
    November 28, 2009
    GetToKnowMe121
    Was bored & watched it with my son. Not my thing...
  • anitamichelle
    November 23, 2009
    anitamichelle
    Great movie, seen it in the cinema and also have it on DVD.
    Love the way it was filmed and how the storyline goes.
  • EngReham
    November 16, 2009
    EngReham
    not understand but good i like it
  • youthagainstfascism1
    November 10, 2009
    youthagainstfascism1
    a great film, but a very anti-climatic ending
    tom cruise gives a strong performance that at times comes off a bit moving.
  • rikanderson
    November 7, 2009
    rikanderson
    it could have been such a great movie
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