** He knows- don't go home **

Rating: 9/10 (4 August 2018)

After years of passing it over, I am almost finished Minority Report on Netflix.. and what a ride! Cruise is excellent in this futuristic look at crime prevention in the year 2054, wherein teams of officers use the 'visions' of human 'pre-cogs' to anticipate & halt muderous actions. The time frame seems tight at the outset, meaning the team may not make it in time, which of course, adds to the suspense. We learn that the murder rate in Washington DC has dropped to zero since inception, but a law enforcement group led by Colin Farrel (under the direction of a highly-placed official) are opposed to the continuation and expansion of the so-called 'pre-cog' tool.
Ethical issues are raised, e.g. how can you arrest someone who has the intent to commit a crime, but gets stopped before the actual felony? Can the 'pre-cogs' get it wrong? Cruise, our man in charge, feels the system is just, and foolproof, but soon finds himself 'accused', and fleeing apprehension. Later in his flight, he manages to secure a pre-cog for assistance, who directs his escape with specific instructions, I.e. buy an umbrella, stop here, etc. To a shocked lady passing by, she whispers, He knows-don't go home. This reminds me of the early flight of Neo in the Matrix, when the 'agents' come to arrest him, but he is hearing a narrative-escape plan from Laurence Fishburn, as he runs.
Terrific PG (mostly) entry in a sci-fi flick directed by Spielberg way back in 2002, perhaps perilously close to being forgotten in the wake of the high octane Mission Impossible series. Well worth watching.