Whodunits don't get better than this

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2002)

This could be a showcase of money and big names - just think of it: Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg working together at last. But this movie is much more than that. Set in a future Washington (the designs are awesome and don't exaggerate the future conceptions too much that they become unrealistic), John Anderton is the chief of the pre-crime department, which relies on the crime premotions of its three gifted beings (the precognitives) to arrest the murders before they commit murder. To John, the system is perfect, until the next killer is him. Completely unpredictable and surprising until the very end, this is a high quality movie that fortunately doesn't rely on the designs or its renowned two stars - actor and director - to be successful. What it does indeed is reviving the whodunit classic movies (North by Northwest and The Maltese Falcon are influences) with a futuristic twist. The result is nothing short of spectacular - exciting, visionary and gripping, this is Steven Spielberg at its best, which proves that age isn't affecting his talent a bit. Aided by a magnificent script and the charisma of Tom Cruise, the movie ends up being everything you want when you go and see a movie. Saying it is satisfying is underestimating it.