Justice Remains Blind

Rating: Null/10 (22 June 2002)

What's to say?
Well, I don't believe that I've seen Spielberg use such experimental camera work before. In fact, I've never seen him do something like THIS before. A.I. doesn't count, folks.
As a man trying to prevent crimes via future-tellers known as "Pre-Cogs" (sp), Tom Cruise works hard to clear himself of a crime that he's going to commit in the next two days.
The script works; the camera work, works; the acting works; the ending...was there. However, I didn't feel quite fulfilled by a movie that felt like it had dragged on way too long, but made some sense in the end. I'm glad I payed decent cash to see this flick, because it simply entertained my futuristically-creative self (a-la Robert Zemeckis BACK TO THE FUTURE). People should have fun watching this, but should also make concentrate on the detail that looks so unobvious.
Spielberg intentionally starts the movie with a pre-crime to help describe how the system works to the audience. A good idea, indeed. I credit him for taking an extra step in descriptive film-making. He also managed to fit in some comedy into this Sci-Fi flick of sorts. I've never seem Spielberg do such a thing, but hell, I liked it.
Overall, I was continuously watching. For a movie that's 144 minutes long, it can sure tell a crazy story about how any crime that is committed isn't a crime, until it has actually been committed.
Justice still has a place in democracy.