Blade Runner this is NOT

Rating: 5/10 (17 March 2005)

Tom Cruise as Chief John Anderton of the future's pre-cog division, wherein criminals are caught before they do the crime, has to go on the lam after he sees his future self committing murder. This being a Spielberg film, you can count on three things. The film itself will look great aesthetically (and with all the money he gets thrown his way, it damn well better look great). Two, the film will be dumbed down sufficiently as to appeal to the masses, or rather, what Hollywood thinks the average intellect of the average movie-goer to be. And three, It'll go on for too long. This adheres to all the aforementioned characteristics of a Spielberg production. The dumbing down aspect being the saddest as I love Philap K. Dick's work. All in all another disappointment from a man who hasn't given us greatness since 1998's "Saving Pvt. Ryan". That being said, it's still a damn sight better than the awful "AI".If it seems that I harder on this director than most, it's only because I expect so much more from him.
My Grade:C-
2-disc DVD Extras: Disk 2) From Story to Screen; Deconstructing Minority Report; Stunts of; ILM; Interviews with Spielberg and Cruise; Concepts; Storyboards; Cast and filmmaker bios; production notes; 3 theatrical Trailers; and game trailer