Sci-Fi action flick

Rating: Null/10 (8 July 2002)

This film has received rave reviews from most reviewers that I have read, and while I cannot disagree that it is often a gripping action movie, especially the second half of the film, I wanted to register a complaint that Philip K. Dick's story, which provided the basic premise for the film, was not well served in this version. I won't even call the film an adaptation because so much is changed that the original story is barely recognizable. If I felt that the changes/additions were necessary to make a viable film I would be less annoyed, but most of them are not.... the story is very strong as it stands. I wish that Spielberg had had more faith in the source material. Luckily, Mr. Dick is no longer around to see the results.