So many plot holes, so little time.

Rating: 6/10 (28 June 2002)

MINORITY REPORT is an achievement of directorial brilliance. Speilberg's vision gives this movie a special quality that makes it very enjoyable to watch. Like many science fiction films, the environment is its own character (when done right the environment in films are supporting characters, when done wrong they are the main character). The first two acts of the film move along marvelously, with suspense, intelligence, and energy. Unfortunately the third act is an incoherent mess, filled with cliches and illogical pretenses. I wouldn't want to give away all the third act plot twists, but I'm not sure I could type them all in a way that would make sense...not that they made any sense in the movie. The very nature of this movie invites paradox and contradictions, since it is about people who can see the future and all. Unlike a film like MEMENTO, however, the inconsistencies in the plot cannot be rationalized. The best description of this movie is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (the movie) meets TIMECOP. Not a bad formula for an action movie fan, except the film is being advertised as a stunning masterpiece of modern science fiction. Perhaps all those critics meant the book that the movie's based on?