Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (28 June 2002)

By itself, this film is decent entertainment, but not a great film. Some nice special effects, a couple of clever visions of the future, but also several unoriginal (or just plain dopey) ideas, and a serviceable but uninspiring plot.
My main complaint is that the makers of this movie pulled a Total Recall. They took the basic premise of a Philip K. Dick story, then wrote a completely different story with the same premise, changing both text and subtext. At least the makers of Total Recall released their film under a different name than that of the short story it was "based on".
I was hoping for something more true to the original Philip K. Dick story, like Blade Runner or Screamers. With The Minority Report, I really think the original Dick story could have been fleshed out and made into a very interesting film. Regardless of how one feels about that issue, Minority Report is still decent summer entertainment.