Great Premise, Flaws, Flaws, Flaws

Rating: 5/10 (4 August 2002)

(Spoilers herein)
Even the premise, the idea of stopping murders prior to them happening, has problems of execution (no pun intended) in this movie. A ball is rolled off a table, but is caught. Of course, it is explained, the ball WOULD have fallen to the ground. I see, and so this movie explained. BUT, let's rationalize the rest: The ball did NOT fall to the ground, and therefore did not get scratched, dented, etc. from falling. HENCE, the ball did not SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES for it's fall because it didn't happen. Oh well, we can suspend disbelief, because after all we're watching a movie.
Try also not to examine the computers of the future too closely, or you'll realize how antiquated it is that you need something the size of a floppy disc to store information. Or, God help us, you'll have to transfer picture files from one supercomputer to another via a notebook-sized piece of glass.
For continuity, the eyeball doctor's revenge was horribly misplaced and unnecessary. The moldy sandwich/spoiled milk bit was abominable, and served no point being in the movie.
And unfortunately I don't believe that someone with the power given to the Director Burgess couldn't get a court order for custody of a child rather than having to murder her mother. Perhaps this could happen in the vein of 'Homeland Security'.
I also question the society that has cars driving down walls but doesn't have effective antidepressants for our grief-stricken hero.
Amazingly, this movie manages to get a 5/10, which is probably 2 points too high. I'm sure I'll lower my score after watching Blade Runner again...