What a waste...of time, of money, of talent...of time...

Rating: 1/10 (22 June 2002)

A good idea poorly executed: Plain and Simple. As far as staying true to the spirit of Philip K. Dick's writings and themes, I won't criticize what isn't in the film, only what is.
In Minority Report Speilberg gives a few overt nods to another film about a future society that tries to eliminate crime, Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" (the eye pieces, the drunk in the hallway) But this film has neither the impact or the depth of the Kubrick film.
Tom Cruise plays the same character he always does....Tom Cruise. The film suffers from many things; its too long, too much plot, lots of redundant dialogue, a camera that won't stay still when it should, predictable plotting. My BIGGEST gripe is that the script includes too many scenes of people explaining things: its excruciating. Janusz Kaminski proves again he is masterful with texture but has no idea how to frame a SINGLE memorable image. And we, of course, have the obligatory happy Spielberg ending.

I like long movies, I could watch Lawrence of Arabia and the Seven Samurai all day or ten hours of the Decalogue forever. When a movie is longer than two and a half hours I will be paying close attention. This movie was a waste of my time.
I should have walked out after the first hour, I could have found something else to do in that time that was more entertaining.