Tom Cruise role that is not annoying

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2007)

About 50% of Tom Cruise's roles are annoying extensions of his personality. However, this one was not one of those. It was a straight acting role by Tom Cruise. He was not "superhuman", although he did have some pretty incredible escapes. Cruise plays the manager of the Pre-Crimes Division in 2054. In 2054, people are found guilty and punished for a crime before they can commit them. The politicians of the future love this, because DC has zero murders. There are these three people - one female, two male who are kept in a pool in a semi-conscious state. They are able to predict crimes before they happen. Max Von Sydow plays the big boss, who pretends to be his friend. Colin Ferrell plays the young idealist Assistant DA, who thinks that he can come crashing in on the program and find flaws. Unbeknownst to him, Von Sydow's character betrays Cruise's character. He ends up being himself the subject of a manhunt. Allegedly, he is to kill someone he hasn't even met. The movie is not quite as good as Gattaca or Bladerunner, but Spielberg does a good job keeping a tight, entertaining plot. I would say a 7.6 out of 10.