For me, the best film of the summer of 2002 - if not the best film of the YEAR!

Rating: Null/10 (29 August 2003)

Wow...I really couldn't react any other way when I saw this futuristic masterpiece a little over a year ago. Now that it's been that long since its initial release (and after I purchased and viewed the DVD many times) I'm not really surprised now that it had such a big impact on me. After all, the fact that it was a Steven Spielberg film (starring Tom Cruise, no less!) heightened my expectations and certainly had me expecting to see some more high-quality, first-rate filmmaking similar to that of his last film before that, "A.I. - Artificial Intelligence", another favourite of mine. Naturally, of course, I got a whole lot more than I bargained for with this rich, sophisticated thriller.
First off, I'd like to congratulate all who were involved - particularly the special effects/production design teams who did a fantastic job of creating the convincing picture of our world around 50 years from now. I would also like to praise Spielberg for once again using whom I think is a wonderful cinematographer. That man is Janusz Kaminski. I LOVE the grainy, smudgy, washed-out look he brought to this film, with its gloomy dark-blue tints and cold, cruel feel. I think he brings terrific style to Spielberg's current films (this, "A.I.", and "Catch Me If You Can") and I hope he continues to contribute to future projects in this manner.
In a summer that, for me, was full of cinematic disappointments, "Minority Report" managed to (not surprisingly) rise above the turmoil and stand on its own as a real triumph. Solid in virtually every aspect from acting to writing to music. A beautiful and refreshingly intelligent portrait of society that's full of heavy, challenging issues/themes to wrap one's head around. A perfect work in my eyes.