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Rating: Null/10 (28 June 2002)

"Minority Report" is a heck of a movie. I suppose by that I mean that it's rather mind-boggling. It's also well done. There are a few holes and minor annoyances (such as a bit of annoying avant-garde camera work) and one very brief scene in which what happens is just TOOOOOO fakey.... I'll leave the scene unnamed because if you tune in on those things you'll catch it, and if you don't I'll only have broken the action for you.
All that said, one of the marks of a good movie is its ability to draw you into the plot and make you forget you're watching a movie; its ability to arouse emotion and give you an experience. It also helps if you can't quite predict what's going to happen. Minority Report is a nail-biting roller-coaster ride, and one with a few surprises to boot.
Parents be warned: this is NOT a film for kids. Not at all. This is a "hard" PG-13 which in my opinion really should be rated R due to graphic violence and nightmarish scenes. As an action film for adults who like nail-biting action futuristic science fiction, though, I'd say it's at least the equal of Blade Runner, which, incidentally, was another Philip K. Dick story adapted to film (along with Total Recall and Screamers).

BTW, if you like these Philip K. Dick stories, keep your eyes open for "Paycheck," my personal absolute favorite PKD short story, which is due to hit the big screen in a year or two.