Cruise + Spielberg + "The Fugitive" = Win

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2015)

You gotta admire the creativity on this thing. The original Philip K. Dick short story was barely even that; really, just an idea. And what we get with "Minority Report" is a clever big Summer sci-fi, part on-the-run, part murder mystery. It's a credible future, especially with the surveillance aspect, not to mention the personalized advertising (played for chuckles here, but prescient nonetheless). But it's the police state ramifications of Pre-Crime that really make this scary. That said, it's all packaged in an entertaining Tom Cruise actioner with skilled direction. The chase scenes are exciting, the trappings inventive and it's engrossing for the most part. Things become a bit overwrought towards the end, but it isn't enough to kill the rest of the party.
7/10