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Minority Report
2002
The science-fiction thriller MINORITY REPORT, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is based on a short story by renowned writer Philip K. Dick. In the year 2054, in Washington, D.C., murder has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the visions of three psychics, called Precogs (an abbreviation .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow |
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| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Minority Report
The science-fiction thriller MINORITY REPORT, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is based on a short story by renowned writer Philip K. Dick. In the year 2054, in Washington, D.C., murder has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the visions of three psychics, called Precogs (an abbreviation for precognitive thinkers), to arrest and imprison would-be murderers before they have a chance to kill. Tom Cruise plays John Anderton, a Precrime enforcer who believes in the system for his own personal reasons--years back his young son was abducted, and he has dealt with the loss by becoming a high-strung Precrime officer. The director of Precrime (Max von Sydow) is eager to take the program national, and feels threatened by an ambitious federal agent (Colin Farrell) who is bent on finding a flaw in the system. When Anderton finds himself accused of the future murder of a man he's never met, his faith in Precrime is instantly shaken. He goes on the run, and is trailed by the relentless Precrime police. In the tradition of BLADE RUNNER (also based on a Dick story), MINORITY REPORT is a dark, brooding vision of the future. Spielberg expertly mixes thrilling chase and suspense sequences (the best of which involves Anderton being pursued by eye-scanning mechanical spiders) and stunning special effects with a challenging look at society's willingness to sacrifice privacy and the notion of free will for convenience and security. MINORITY REPORT is a thought-provoking and exciting film that ranks with Spielberg's best.
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, Peter Stormare, Steve Harris, Mike Binder, Daniel London |
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| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 22 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 02 Dec 2002 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
Minority Report (2002)
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This masterfully sleek vision of the future from director Steven Spielberg is an awesome mix of sensationally skewed science fiction, twisty Hitchcock-style thrills, stunning blue-grey tinged photography and outstanding design, featuring a fantastic array of cool equipment, gadgets and RoboCop-type applications. Set in 2054, when police can use precognitive mutants to detect homicides before they're even committed, the plot sees top “Pre-cop” Tom Cruise identified as a future killer and forced to go on the run to discover why he's been set up and by whom. Well-judged commercial action requirements dovetail flawlessly with ingenious sophistication as Spielberg hurtles with artful swiftness through one spectacularly mounted suspense sequence after another — none better than the snooping robot spiders scuttling through a tenement slum to identify Cruise via his coded eyeballs. Adroitly realised by Spielberg to amaze and rivet in turn, this is what sci-fi cinema should always be about but rarely is — mind-boggling images and a literate, witty script skilfully working together in perfect harmony to create a world of unnerving wonder. It's absolutely terrific stuff — Blade Runner finally has a serious rival as the best Philip K Dick screen adaptation.
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Tense paranoid thriller that gives every indication of being brilliant until the halfway mark, when it becomes just another glossy action pic with the corniest of endings.
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13 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Simply Brilliant
As a sci-fi fan I have to say this is one of the best films of this genre I have seen. Spielberg creates a superb futuristic society with all his trademark flair and the film has the plot and acting to keep you going till the end. It's almost (but not quite) devoid of his trademark sentimentality but that is a minor quibble, it's a truly great film - you really want to see him direct more adult sci-fi like this because (not suprisingly) he does an outstanding job.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
No fear for the future?
Spielberg's second experiment in more left-field sci-fi after AI, the plot is complex and although it's quite a challenge to follow it's twists and turns - Tom Cruise heads the experimental pre-crime police squad who use the visions of extra-senory powers of three 'precog' men and women to prevent crimes before they happen. But when he ends up being accused of a crime he hasn't yet committed, he uncovers a sinister plot behind the groundbreaking and controversial scheme.
Spielberg's vision of the future is a shinier version of Bladerunner - less of the degradation and pollution but nonetheless full of darker suggestions about the direction our society is heading - particularly in the form of advertising literally talking to us personally to try to sell us something. Visually it's great and not afraid to take risks - Tom Cruise's 'eyeball' scenes for instance are pretty grim. Samantha Morton, as Agatha the principle precog, is fantastic - she hardly speaks a word throughout the film but the way she plays the part does a lot to make you think about the ethics of such methods of crime fighting and whether indeed the person or their talent is most important.
Spielberg does struggle a bit with the these bigger issues - like in AI the final 15 minutes could have been shaved down to five - but this doesn't spoil the previous couple of hours' entertainment. Although it retreads familiar ground by looking into one possible future, it does so with a lot of originality. For all its faults, it's still a classic Spielberg film and definitely one for sci-fi fans. -
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Minority Report
The science-fiction thriller MINORITY REPORT, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise, is based on a short story by renowned writer Philip K. Dick. In the year 2054, in Washington, D.C., murder has been eliminated thanks to Precrime, a program that uses the visions of three psychics, ...
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