Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (26 June 2002)

Well, this film is entertaining. It is well thought out. It is well written. It is well directed. And it is well acted. However, it did not come up to my expectations. Maybe this is because I had really high expectations. At any event, I was a little disappointed with the final outcome.
I think that one of the reasons is that there was so much time watching Detective Anderton going through the recorded images of the Pre-Cogs, waving his hands around with his fingers sticking out, or watching him jump from vehicle to vehicle on the magnetic car highway, or the wall projected images from the "PC" in Anderton's home. This seemed to me to be more about Spielberg's image of the future than about a very good crime drama. I think that's where the film lost me. I also thought the CGI images weren't very good. I would have expected better.
Maybe a second viewing will change my mind, but this one is worth seeing at a matinee, not at a full price showing.