Avoid it like the plague

Rating: 1/10 (4 July 2002)

Prior to the release of this movie there were many of us in the office who had high hopes. Then a few of my co-workers saw it and when I asked for a review they kept saying "you'll have to see it yourself". That's never a good sign because a good movie - like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" will be passed along willingly by those who see it.
Six of us went to the 'twilight' showing which is the late afternoon and the time when fewest people go to the movies. The theater was the big and very technically equipped AMC on Van Ness in SF. We figured since school was out for the summer we'd better go early. Surprise - there were just a handful of movie goers in the theater for "Minority Report" while the line for "The Bourne Identity" and "MIBII" went out the door.
Suffice it to say "Minority Report" is another one of those dud Steven Spielberg clunkers along the same lines as "Artificial Intelligence" (a snoozer fur shure). Steven needs to make another Indiana Jones because the guy has never been able to live up to the hype that surrounds him.
Tom Cruiz is a lousy actor. I can't think of one movie they guy has made in the last ten years that was any good. Mission Impossible I was so convoluted no one could figure it out. Mission Impossible II was a total disaster. Now his eX-wife's "The Others" made us all sit up and take notice. (Very much along the lines of "The Sixth Sense" but just a bit short of standing in our chairs and cheering.) Believe it or not, we were in the theater to see Minority Report on the day Cruiz turned 40. The guy simply cannot act his way out of a paper bag. Now Colin Farrell, was excellent, incredibly handsome (tho' he looks rather short in size) and one of the few very bright spots on the screen. He is sure to have a good career if he keeps at it. He played the somewhat 'bad' cop role and the guy we all thought would be (and should have been) the person behind Anderton's problems (Cruiz played Anderton) - but he wasn't . THAT was a let-down when revealed. The movie should have ended there but it went on, and on, and on... some two hours and 30 minutes worth of silly, gory and ridiculous storyline. The ending is pathetic to say the least.
It is not a good movie. Each week ten of us select a movie and after work, walk the few blocks to see the latest flick. We came out of "The Bourne Identity" and every one of us were talking about it. Same for "My Big Fat..." - even "The Count Of Monte Cristo" got good reviews from us but wh en we came out of "Minority Report" no one said anything other then "anybody want to go to dinner?"
That's a sure sign our $4.50 ticket fee (Twilight movie prices) was too much. I can't imagine anyone paying $9 to see "Minority Report" because it really isn't worth 2 cents.