Entertaining, if flawed (***spoiler alert***)

Rating: 8/10 (22 July 2002)

I enjoyed this film. Tom Cruise does a credible job as John Anderton of the "PreCrime" bureau, sort of like the "Thought Police" of 1984. Colin Farrell is somewhat wasted as his nemesis from the FBI but he does a good job, as well as the elegant Max Von Sydow as the head of the PreCrime bureau. And the special effects are interesting if not particularly spectacular (I especially liked the vertical highway shots, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense but is entertaining nonetheless). That brings me to some of the other plot failures (*** WARNING SPOILERS COMING NOW):
1. Why in the future is it easy to see precrime but so hard to find an address? 2. When John Anderton is on the run, why aren't his credentials revoked at his own bureau? 3. Why does the doctor who he put away actually still help Anderton? 4. Why doesn't the spider ruin Anderton's vision in one eye when it is not ready for another 6 hours or so? BTW, the special effects spiders are still cool, though. 5. How does a human eyeball stay "fresh" in someone's pocket? Plus how does it open doors when not attached to a human body? Technology exists today to detect that already.
But, flaws aside, an interesting and entertaining film. 7.5/10