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Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2002)

"Minority Report" busts some serious effects chops in this super tinselized megabuck sci-fi drama with wannabe actor Cruise doing his usual impossible mission stuff amidst a futuristic milieu where computers tap into the minds of a trio of "precogs" soaking in a bathtub while visualizing the future where they can only see murders which the cops try to stop before they happen. A huge flick is you're into Hollyweird sci-fi blockbusters and a whole load of wasted money and effort if you're not, "MR" has a weak human story, good action, and superb effects. Not quite a white elephant, "Minority Report" runs a tad long and makes an good watch for wired types...like kids who drone on Nintendo all day. (B+)