Wonderful Movie

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2002)

Minority Report, simply put, is a wonderful movie. It combines the talents of Tom Cruise, and Steven Speilberg, both masters of their respective craft. Cruise's performance here is very solid. He is both physical and sentimental, not overselling anything, and keeping with his character. Although he plays the hero, and is hard not to like, he doesn't do anything stupid within the performance, and serves the story well.
Speilberg's direction, again, goes unmatched. I was in awe over the technical mastery of the film. His visuals are both breathtaking, and beautiful, but unlike some special effects thrillers, he doesn't overuse them. All of the effects, all of the action scenes work wonderfully with one another, and do a good job to serve the story.
One thing was that at times, I felt that the film became too interested in the chase, and not as interested in characters as I would have liked, but honestly, it's a very minor detail. Cruise's character was done well enough, and the supporting cast although not highly developed, was developed enough so as to support Cruise and the action.
My hat goes off to the production designer of the film, (as well as the visual effects design team, and conception artists), all of the set pieces were amazing. The filmmakers created a future world that though unreal, was highly believable. It was a lie that was easy to believe for the length of the film.
Minority report is fast, fun, and funny at times. It is dark, and obviously colored to reflect the nature of the society. The story is engrossing, the effects are wonderful, the performances are very good, and even the cheap scares are scary (unlike a lot of films).
Go see this movie, it's excellent. If you're a fan of the movies, then you're a fan of what could be. You'll soon be a fan of this film.