Spielberg's triumphant return as the king of adventure

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2002)

It's like Indiana Jones meets Blade Runner. It combines the spectacular adventure elements of the former with the futuristic film noir fare of the latter. It's almost three hours long, but you won't take your eyes off of it for a second.
The film stars Tom Cruise as cop John Anderton, a man on the run when his agent, the Department of Precrime, turns against him after he is discovered to be a future murderer. I won't say any more about the plot, you'll just have to discover that for yourself.
What makes this film so great is Spielberg's approach in generating intensity and emotion in a way that he hasn't in a while. Minority Report is a much darker picture than something like AI, which although great, was overly optimistic and sappy. In this film however, our hero is a drug addicted cop with a vengeful streak in him caused by the loss of his son.
Spielberg has recently gotten the reputation for making the endings of his films too upbeat and optimistic, as if he's willing to sacrifice good filmmaking to try to make people feel good about what they saw. With Minority Report, he realizes this and the ending is like nothing you would expect.
This is a great film, better than most of Spielberg's recent endeavors by a longshot. The filmmaking techniques he uses are beautifully done, the special effects gorgeous and tasteful, the action and story gripping. This movie is for everyone, and if you don't check it out, you're really missing out