Master Spielberg strikes back!

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2002)

Steven Spielberg has been responsible for many masterpieces, and Minority Report is the latest. Tom Cruise gives one of his best performances as policeman John Anderton, a guy who has suffered great pain in life and works at the "Precrime" department, where future murders are predicted, causing the policemen led by Tom to hunt the soon-to-be criminal. But then he starts to have some problems. The system doesn't seem to work so well after all. Spielberg has created an amazing and very believable view of the future. The images are just incredible (cinematography is by Janusz Kaminsky, who worked with Spielberg on "Saving Private Ryan"), special effects are perfect and fit perfectly in the story, and the cast is simply outstanding. As always, John Williams has made an excellent score, although this one is not as melodious as most of his music. The music accompanies the images perfectly, though. That's another characteristic of movies by Spielberg. It's hard to find another director that knows so well how to accomplish the perfect counterpoint between image and sound. Right in the beginning, there's a brilliant scene involving Tom Cruise working in the office, investigating a crime which is about to be committed as he listens to Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony. The combination of image and sound are perfect in this scene, and the effect is undescribable. You have to see it for yourself in order to understand what I mean. Spielberg fans will love this movie, and other people will like it as well.