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Minority Report on DVD (2002)

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Average rating: (72%)
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Starring: Tom Cruise | Samantha Morton | Colin Farrell | Max von Sydow | Peter Stormare | Steve Harris | Mike Binder | Daniel London
Director: Steven Spielberg
Studio: 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time: 142 mins
Certificate: 12
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Genres: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Languages: English
Hearing-impaired: English
Subtitles: Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Released: 02/12/2002

Brief synopsis of 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.

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Rating of 4 stars out of 5 Radio Times

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.

Rating of 1 stars out of 4 Halliwell's Film Guide

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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Rated - 5 starsSimply Brilliant

Imran from London , 24/12/2004

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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Rated - 5 starsExcellent.

A customer from Edinburgh, Scotland , 09/02/2005

The film is set in Washington D.C fifty years in the future. Some aspects of the setting are quite far-fetched - police flying around on jet-packs and spiders scuttling around scanning people's eyeballs being two examples! However, Spielberg, in his own unique way, has succeeded in making this seem completely believable and (as a sceptical viewer of most films) I accepted everything which was thrown at me and could concentrate fully on the storyline.

I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi films, but the story had enough twists and turns to keep my interest right up until the end credits. Cruise is his usual classy self, and Colin Farrell pulls off a surprisingly believable American accent!

Definately worth a watching.

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Rated - 4 starsMinority Report

gingerhaggis from west yorkshire , 13/10/2003

Colin Farrell...WOW,Tom Cruise....WOW, special effects...AWESOME!!! I hate futuristic sci-fi movies so to actually pay to watch this at the cinema was a bit of a bug bear for me. I settled down with my fizzy drink and popcorn and prepared to be bored witless for the 2 hours or so. I scanned the aisles, studied the wallpaper and even sent text messages on my moby (naughty naughty)but not for long.....the film almost explodes onto the screen, flashbacks of a murder the best gadgetry in the world and fantastic acting all stopped me in my tracks. You just knew all along you were trying to guess the plot, you knew the outcome, you knew how it ended....sorry, big mistake. The film had more blind alleys than birmingham but wasnt hard to follow. I've watched this film 6 times now and see something different every time. All my friends have watched it as I insist everyone borrows it so they know what im talking about in the pub. If you liked the matrix but like me didnt understand a word that was said and hadn't a clue what it was about then watch this, I'd say it was the less intellectually challenged of the 2 but well worth a watch.

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Rated - 4 starsGreat movie....

Emily from London , 11/02/2004

I was really impressed with this film for a number of reasons; imaginative plot, excellent effects, great acting (especially by the fantastic British actor Samantha Morton) – all in all a very entertaining film and well worth watching. Tom Cruise has done it again!

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