Minority Report. Review on Minority Report Movie

Minority Report is an astonishing visual ride, but more, a futuristic cinematic landmark that deserves to be ranked with Blade Runner as one of the best of the genre.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Kathryn Morris, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Stormare Director: Steven Spielberg Screenwriter(s): Jon Cohen, Scott Frank

This is just excellent from the beginning to the end. Couldn't bear to take my eyes away from the screen. There is so much to say about this film. The story, the acting, directing, effects are all brilliant. Steven Spielberg is undoubtedly a visionary master. From eye-probing spider-bots to cars that slide down the walls of buildings and onto the freeway, from talking, animated cereal boxes to voice-activated houses to the crystal-clear computer monitors, this movie really pays attention to detail. The plot is captivating and the story is solid.

Based on a short story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, this action-detective thriller is set in 2054 in Washington, D.C. The police department's Pre-Crime unit is six years old and going strong. This experimental programme uses three psychic precognitive to predict murders before they are committed by connecting an elaborate machine to the precogs' brain waves that presents their visions to the Pre-Crime cops. Armed with advance knowledge, the Pre-Crime unit heads out to arrest the suspect, before he or she commits the crime. Everything about the system is working perfectly, until one day the chief of Pre-Crime, John Anderton (Tom Cruise), sees himself as a killer in one of the visions. Refusing to believe he would ever commit murder, Anderton finds himself fleeing from his former colleagues as he searches for a way to prove that Pre-Crime and the precogs aren't as infallible as their proponents would like everyone to believe. To discover the truth, he kidnaps the most psychically talented precog, Agatha (Samantha Morton), and takes her along on a wild ride that explores the possibility of a preordained future and the ambiguities of the past --including the unsolved disappearance of Anderton's own 6-year-old son.

As Anderton, Cruise adds another credit to his ever-growing list of films. He plays the role with such gusto that you really can't fault his performance. Rising star Farrell also does a memorable role as Anderton's nemesis, while Von Sydow does his usual best as the respected head of Pre-Crime. In addition to these three leads, British actress Samantha Morton plays Agatha, a pre-cog with the key to proving Anderton's innocence, Neal McDonough and Steve Harris appear as Anderton's fellow officers, while Tim Blake Nelson is the warden where Pre-Crime prisoners are 'contained'.

It's an old-fashioned murder mystery dressed up in futuristic clothes. The story carries you along to a strong conclusion and the mystery is satisfactorily solved.