Brilliant!

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2002)

After "AI", I was quite reluctant to believe the hype surrounding the Cruise/Spielberg collaboration for "Minority Report." "AI" was such a convoluted, though beautifully filmed, piece of film. "Minority Report", on the other hand, is not only well-filmed, but it appears to showcase Spielberg in some of his best work to date! Elegant, thrilling, poignant, and masterful, "Minority Report" delves deep into the moral quagmire that represents the government controlling "psychics" and ostensibly putting them to use for their own betterment. We all know that whenever the government gets involved in any form, something horrid will happen. Such is the case in "M.R."--a good man, Cruise, is taken down like an expendable pawn in a egoistic game of "show me the money" by his ultimate superiors. With beaucoup f/x and excellent casting, from Cruise and down through every character, "Minority Report" is an excellent thriller, and a brilliant masterpiece of filmwork.