Much better than AI

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2002)

Well, for all the hype, Minority Report was much, much better than AI--and is arguably the best sci-fi we've seen in years (sorry, X-men). However, the film holds very few surprises for anyone familiar with the works of P.K. Dick (except, of course, for the execrable tacked-on Hollywood/Spielberg ending), and has several annoying ideological plot holes. Beautiful to look at, the film uses Tom Cruise well, and is well worth seeing--but not with the heightened expectations of the hype-machine. Set phasers on stun, not kill.