DVD : Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)

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Rating:

- Spielberg doing what he does best.
Minority Report is a sci-fi thriller that poses the question, if you haven't commited a crime yet, how can you be charged for it. That's what John Anderton has to come to terms with when he's accused of the murder of a amn he does not know. This sends him on a tale that'll change his life.

Wonderful movie. Well crafted, beautiful, and a fun ride as well. Steven Spielberg crafts yet another wonderful movie to watch. You won't be disappointed.

Highly recommended.

Rating:

- Has Spielberg ever disappointed you?
Minority Report is a spectacular science fiction masterpiece directed by the great Steven Spielberg and loosely adapted from a short story by Philip K. Dick, one of the fathers of the cyberpunk genre. The movie shows us a world filled with dazzling technology but tells a personal story of a man who is betrayed by the system he worked for. There's plenty of action throughout the film but there's also some philosophy to make you think for hours after the end.

Minority Report is set in Washington, in the year 2054 and it's a great time to live in. The world has changed considerably and advanced technology pervades every aspect of life. Moving pictures draw your attention to every ad and poster. Holograms enable you to live out your wildest fantasies. Mag-lev vehicles ensure that 'car accidents' are a thing of the past. Retinal scanners are everywhere and the cops have jetpacks so the potential criminal has nowhere to run. In fact there hasn't been a single murder in Washington for six years thanks to a group of psychics who see every murder that's going to happen in the future. The police arrest these would-be criminals and place them in suspended animation. It's a good thing the system can't be tampered with and the precogs are never wrong.

At least that's what John Anderton the chief of police thinks until the precogs show him killing someone he doesn't even know. He must use all of his skills to escape and outwit the now-hostile system and find out the truth about the precogs, the conspiracies and his own destiny. All the actors give great performances, especially Tom Cruise and Samantha Morton.

Can we make choices that change our destiny or is the future inevitable. Is it fair to imprison someone for a crime they didn't commit...yet? Is this a worthy price to pay to maintain a murder-free society? Minority Report will give you a lot to think about and its engrossing mystery will keep you engaged until the very end. However, it is not a happy movie and some scenes are very heartbreaking so stay away if you don't like that sort of thing.

Rating:

- philosophy meets crime prevention meets sci-fi

How much is it the elimination of murder worth? How much would we pay to erase the weeping bereaved from our television screens?

MINORITY REPORT foresees a moment in 2054 when technology has made such a world possible. Or so it seems.

As with all utopias in which the human report remains untransformed--that is, all of them to date--one smells a rat. This rat moves secretly to a Spielbergian rhythm until the hunting down of 'Precrime's' central and heroic figure (Tom Cruise) for a crime he is supposedly about to commit leads to the unraveling and the entrance into the system of--dare we say it--a measure of doubt.

Is it worth the occasionally mis-prosecuted innocent for a system that works most of the time? But not all of it?

In working out this plot via some of the wittiest screenplay to come along in a while and one or two superb chase scenes, the movie entertains and provokes.

Colin Farrel threatens to outshine Cruise, but both do their job well.

Possibly not a film to be watched more than once. But promising of a very enjoyable *once*.

Rating:

- Engaging
This movie has all the makings of a classic. Great Sci-Fi with a turn the tables story that is compelling and engaging. Just enough in the way of special effects as to not detract from the story but to convey a future of both optimism and the terror associated with too much trust in technology and human institutions.

In all, great storytelling!

Rating:

- Good movie despite Cruise.
While I've never been a Tom Cruise fan, he is good in this movie, bearable even, and it's extremely entertaining. It's refreshing to see a science fiction movie presenting an interesting idea rather than a series of special effects. Here, the special effects serve the story, and with Spielberg involved you can expect it to be done well, which it is.

This is one of those movies where I don't think it's necessary to know more than the basic premise, so I won't go into the story.

I highly recommend this.

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