Swedish Minority Report

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2002)

I sincerely liked this film! I think it might even be compared to Blade Runner, and not only because both films are based on the writings of Philip K. Dick. I got the same kick of: "This might be the future" (more or less) as I got out of Blade Runner. The futuristic feeling is not only spawn from the technical gadgetry but is also originating from the isolation of John Aderton (Tom Cruise) who seem to spend more time stoned with his holodeck and his past than with real people. In Blade Runner I think the cosmopolitan feeling of the many nationalities of the people in the street and of the commercials also helped made it credible as a peek of the future. The corresponding in Minority Report might be the crazy Swedish eye surgeon Dr. Solomon (Peter Stormare) and his wicked helper Greta (Caroline Lagerfelt).
The film is mostly a suspense action movie, but the above mentioned scene with the eye surgeon is (at least for the Swedish audience) hilarious. The film never goes into horror like Aliens or so but I must admit that the almost humanly crafty robotic spiders were a bit creepy.
There is great acting of Tom Cruise who seem to be enjoying himself and greater acting of Swedish legend Max von Sydow as Director Lamar Burgess.
I rate this film to play in the same league as The Matrix and Blade Runner so unless you really hate SF it's a must see!