Its a good sci-fi flick

Rating: 6/10 (19 March 2003)

Since I love sci-fi, I knew from the start that I would like this one. And yes, it was sci-fi. The vision of the future is very interesting and the whole Pre-crime thing sounds ok, I guess... If humans are ever able to predict the future.
As I watched the movie I noticed alot of references to other sci-fi flicks. Johnny Mnemonic, for example. The way the Pre-Crimes were using their hands to move and focus on information on their screens made me think of Keanu Reeves surfing the internet in the year 2021, waving his hand around. Then there was Timecop. Only in that movie, the police went back in time. And not really too stop murders from happening. Then I was reminded of Strange Days when Tom Cruise visited his hacker-friend in that Virtual Reality place. Very similiar to the devices used in Strange Days. I liked all of these movies (even if I can admit that Johnny Mnemonic is bad, and so is Timecop.), and I did like this movie.
Its about a futuristic police agency called Pre-Crime, where they use strange human beings to predict the future. The Pre-Crimes can see when a murder is about to take place, then they go there and stop the murder from happening! That's something I'd like to see in the future. Anyway, the leader of this agency (John Anderton) is seen killing a person on their "future-vision" screen, and finds himself chased by his own partners and friends. He knows he is innocent... will be innocent... ach! You get the idea, and tries to prove it. To do so he must get a number of diffrent pieces of the puzzle together, and the one responsible for the mess ends up being who John least thought it would be.
As I said, very interesting movie. But its a bit slow. Not something I would really want to watch again, in awhile. Nice future, nice story, nice characters, nice actors, nice directing. But its slow. And that's really the worst thing a movie can be. But in the end, its a good movie. Something you should keep your eyes open for. And if you like it, buy it. But I recommend renting it first.
I give it a 6/10. Good in almost every aspect, but its slow.