Very, very disappointed in Spielberg.

Rating: 3/10 (28 December 2002)

This time, Spielberg has tried to be too clever for his own good. For a storyline that brings up so many fascinating philosophical issues (such as predetermination and free will), the chance to make a classic is wasted. Stevo wants us to take him seriously, but when a chased man in a tightly secured future world can escape about fifty heavily-armed cops coming right at him from all directions, be able to then get back into the PD as a fugitive by just bringing along his eye with him and then having his wife do it again is ridiculous to say the least. Some people may be ok with this, but I need a little more from my films (unless Arnie's in it cos you're just prepared for the ridiculously unbelievable then). The ending was a HUGE let-down, nothing to save the film there. Also, why did all the actors feel it necessary to mumble through their lines? The story is confusing enough as it is, let alone having to keep rewinding the tape to try and decipher what they were all saying.
I can't even commend the storyline for being original, practically the same one was used in an episode of 'Sliders' that was made years before this film started production. All in all, a poor effort. 3/10.