I wasn't expecting this.

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2002)

I wasn't expecting much of this movie, so when I sat down with my friends to see it, I was positively surprised to see that this movie had something more going than just a lot of futuristic action with no content.
Of course, like all futuristic movies, it has glitches (lots and lots) and you shouldn't try to disassemble the movie, but it's hard not to. Remember the Back To The Future trilogy ? Remember Blade Runner ? Remember AI ? Remember Mission: Impossible ? This Spielberg. This is homage to Philip K Dick (who's novel the movie's based upon). This is homage to Stanley Kubrick (for whom Spielberg finished the directing of AI). This is Tom cruise. This is a movie filled with references, you won't catch them all the first time, but it sure does a lot for your viewing pleasure. This is science-fiction at it's best (at least this year).
So, if you don't go too deep into the logic and consistency of the movie, you'll find that this is quite an enjoyable adventure into the Spielberg movie-magic.
I give this movie a rating of ****/***** - Tom Cruise is excellent (as always, ok, I'm a fan, sorry) and the movie's a blast.