An Excellent Cruise-Spielberg Collaboration

Rating: 10/10 (8 October 2011)

Minority Report is an excellent science fiction film that is a collaboration of Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and talented director Steven Spielberg.It was based The Minority Report,written by Philip K. Dick. It also stars Colin Farrell,Samantha Morton and Max von Sydow.It is a combination of a mystery,thriller and science fiction.
It is 2054. Captain John Anderton,played by Tom Cruise, is the chief of the PreCrime police force,which uses future visions generated by three mutated humans with precognition abilities that predicts future events to prevent murders.The city has never had any murder for six years.He is addicted to an illegal psychoactive drug.It started following the disappearance of his son.His addiction caused his wife to leave him. With the PreCrime force poised to go nationwide, the system is audited by a member of the Department of Justice,Danny Witwer,played superbly by Colin Farrell.
In the audit, the three mutated humans with precognition abilities,also known as precogs, predict that John Anderton will murder a man named Leo Crow in 36 hours. Believing the incident to be a setup, Anderton attempts to hide the case and quickly leaves the area.He seeks the advice of Dr. Iris Hineman,played by Lois Smith,the lead researcher of the PreCrime technology. She explains to him that the three precogs may see different visions of the future, and that the system only provides data on the two reports which agree. The minority report,which reflects the potential future where a predicted killer would have done something different, is discarded. According to her, the female precog Agatha,Samantha Morton in an excellent role, is likely the one who witnessed the minority report.
The story is a combination action,mystery,suspense and thriller.It was excellent from beginning to end.Aside from that,the digital production design was simply outstanding. I consider one of the best films done by both Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg.Special mention should also be given to both Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. It is a must-see for people that loves intelligent mystery thrillers.