A towering sci-fi thriller by the maestro of modern cinema

Rating: 9/10 (9 December 2007)

Minority Report (2002)
Top 5 - 2002
Spielberg's 'Minority Report' is many things: a visual, stunningly spectacular splendour of explosive special effects, a compelling sci-fi picture full of action and intensity and one of the best pictures of 2002.
Tom Cruise is the right man for this film; the man for blockbusters, Cruise consumes his role appropriately, in this exceptional sci-fi actioner.
2054 - USA - The authorities are able to foresee who will commit murder and they arrest them and imprison them . Head of the department is Tom Cruise's character who carries out his operations efficiently to put away future criminals. We later hear that crime levels in Washington have deteriorated by something astonishing like 90%.
Everything is fine until Cruise himself is accused for committing a crime in the future. The story follows on as he is being chased, he tries to find answers...
This is a magnificent, revitalising film for the sci-fi genre and a further addition to Spielberg's glorious filmography.
In my opinion one of the best films of 2002, and one of the most intelligent blockbusters of recent years.
9/10