High expectations, and they are met

Rating: 8/10 (27 June 2019)

Ah, the good ole' free will dilemma. Here it's dealt with about as well as in any film to date. Expections have got to be high when the original book is by Philip K Dick, the screenplay by John Cohen, the director is Spielberg, and the stars are Cruise and Colin Farrell. And my expectations were fully met. Sure, there's pseudoscientific mumbo-jumbo as in most sci-fi, but they make it work here. The pace is good, and there is just enough dark humor (love Peter Stormare) , chases, fights, and emotional moments to easily keep the viewer's attention the whole time. The couple of plot twists are well done and not too obvious, and even the villan seems human with a semi-legitimate motive. Of course it helps that he's played by the legendary Max von Sydow. Samantha Morton was superb as the severely distressed precog, and Lois Smith's cameo reminded me of the Oracle from the Matrix, which is a very good thing. Bravo to everyone involved in this.