My expectations were low but apparently not low enough.

Rating: 1/10 (30 July 2005)

I had some reason to hope this might be a pleasant surprise since Minority Report was quite good. I guess it's difficult to ruin good source material and Philip K. Dick wrote some of the best. I thought I would not enjoy the movie because I wouldn't be able to get past all of Cruise's recent moronic rantings, instead I was stunned by how truly awful the movie was.
The FX, of course, were exceptional and I doubt they would play as well on the TV screen but I dearly wish I had at least saved a few dollars by going to a matinée. The script, sadly, was ridiculous even by the below-sea-level standards of recent summer "blockbusters". It's difficult to believe that this movie was in any way related to the Indiana Jones trilogy.
Dakota Fanning's portrayal of a spoiled child was the nearest thing to a likable character in this movie. Halfway into the movie I found myself hoping the machines would take out the rest of the main characters. I have to say that Cruise should be embarrassed that he can be so thoroughly out-shined by someone who is less than half as old as his career.
In the end, I really wish I'd gone to see Batman Begins again instead.