report: D+

Rating: Null/10 (13 January 2003)

We have amazing visuals! A truly ingenious story dealing with time-travel to prevent crimes! And what do we do with these two great qualities? We plug our mega-star into a recycled "Fugitive" episode where he's framed and on the run. EH EH!! WRONG ANSWER FILMMAKERS! Imagine the possibilities! Going back in time to figure out who really killed JFK! Or preventing attacks on the US! No, instead we get Cruise set-up by someone in his huge company which gives excuses for the makers to use an array of gadgets. An example is one of the dumbest "fight" scenes I've ever watched as Cruise battles guys with jet backpacks. Watching him hang off a balcony while he and this person's legs swing phonily in the air was painful to watch. Then on the script side, it trying to be too deep and layered. You really have to pay attention to understand what's going on. Stevie gives us a little too much to digest, especially with those jumbled screens with the information all over them early on. So glad to see others were annoyed by this as well. C'mon Stevie, go back to your "Poltergeist" or "Indy Jones" days, nice simple action-entertainment.