"The Fugitive" with jet-packs?

Rating: 7/10 (20 February 2003)

Spielberg's "Minority Report" is a passable pot-boiler, wrapped up in the guise of a science fiction film. What keeps it from being great however, is an ending that produces more questions than answers.
There are at least three climaxes in this film, and the last one- (the "unmasking" of the "Real" villain is a let down.) The set-up with him killing Colin Ferrel's character recalls the scene from "L.A. Confidential" when the "boss"-type guy kills the Kevin Spacey character because he has gotten "too close".
There are a lot of other (intentioal and unintentional) film references in here, not the least of which is "The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford. In that film, the "villain" ends up being Ford's "friend" as it is in this one and Ford publicly "exposes" him at a conference of sorts where he is to be awarded. The difference here is that there is no exciting "fight" scene between the two major players (the "laundry room" sequence in "Fugitive". Yet another reason why the end of this film stinks.
While certainly not a great movie overall, MR reaches some highs as it goes along. Chiefly among these is the jet-pack sequence and the fight in the car factory. Cruise is also good as the "cop on the whiff" Chief Anderton and a few stellar cameos create some memorable scenes, most notably Tim Blake Nelson's prison guard and Peter Stormare's "Eye" surgeon.
Not as memorable as "Blade Runner" or even "A.I" for that matter. 8/10