Great first half, but self-destructs as plot leaves holes

Rating: 7/10 (8 November 2002)

The first hour or so, Minority Report has everything to become a Sci-fi classic, unfortunately the plot somehow self destructs after a promising start. Spielberg chooses a dark and grim setting which is nice for a change and Tom Cruise seriously isnt that bad in this one. *SPOILER ALLERT* But then the whole movie makes a 180 and leaves you with too many unanswered questions. A lot of things have already been said, what surprises me is that many major critics didnt seem to notice the flaws. There are a couple of them but the biggie (at least for me): How could von Sydow's caracter know about Cruise being in that building at that particular time? Did he have a crystal bowl or something? It doesnt make sense. I might be missing the point here, I am going to see the movie again but it seems there is something wrong at least. I liked the atmosphere, there really are some exciting moments and the acting is ok but no masterpiece. 7/10