Did not live up to the hype for me

Rating: 5/10 (21 June 2002)

I was excited to see this movie based on the rave previews. I wanted so bad for it to be good since I braved the lines and annoying people in the theatre. However, it was not the groundbreaking movie it is said to be. It closely resembled A.I. in appearance, the high-tech toys and dark cinematography. The story here is not thought-provoking or new, it is basically another movie with a tortured cop with his own demons and a villain who is predictable. The special effects were nice, but not necessarily new to the audience. They are primarily in the form of cleverly featured product placement from the Gap, Lexus, and others. The speeding cars and futuristic police chases reminded me a great deal of The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis. There are many scenes that are unrealistic and conveniently include "items" or characteristics in the characters that allow them to work through a dilemma. Society would never based a form of police power on some "psychic friends" or Miss Cleo would be President. It was also too focused on producing gadgets to prove the movie was high-tech that it didn't make sense (like producing the wood engraved ball with the name of the criminal that looks like a lotto ball, when they already have recorded visuals of the crime and talking psychics). It is an "okay" movie for entertainment but gadgets and interesting angles don't make up for the script.