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In Theaters : 2002
DVD Release : 17 December, 2002 |
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Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) description
Set in the chillingly possible future of 2054, Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is arguably the most intelligently provocative sci-fi thriller since Blade Runner. Like Ridley Scott's "future noir" classic, Spielberg's gritty vision was freely adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, with its central premise of "Precrime" law enforcement, totally reliant on three isolated human "precogs" capable (due to drug-related mutation) of envisioning murders before they're committed. As Precrime's confident captain, Tom Cruise preempts these killings like a true action hero, only to run for his life when he is himself implicated in one of the precogs' visions. Inspired by the brainstorming of expert futurists, Spielberg packs this paranoid chase with potential conspirators (Max Von Sydow, Colin Farrell), domestic tragedy, and a heartbreaking precog pawn (Samantha Morton), while Cruise's performance gains depth and substance with each passing scene. Making judicious use of astonishing special effects, Minority Report brilliantly extrapolates a future that's utterly convincing, and too close for comfort. --Jeff Shannon |
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Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) Customer Reviews
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2054, Washington D.C. After six years of experiments, Pre-Crime law enforcement - in which murderers are caught before they commit their crime, thanks to the aid of a trio of psychics - has been deemed a success and is on the verge of going national. The project is headed up by Lamar Burgess (Von Sydow) and his protandeacute;gandeacute;, John Anderton (Cruise) who - through this technology - have prevented any murders taking place in the capital for the last six years. Others aren't so convinced - chief among them, F.B.I agent Ed Witwer (Farrell), assigned to find flaws in the system. When one of the psychics - known as 'Pre-Cogs' - predicts that Anderton will commit murder, the former golden boy is forced to go on the run from a system that he helped create.
Neither Spielberg nor Cruise have a reputation for making really uncommercial films and Minority Report doesn't deviate radically from their respective career trajectories. It is - with the honourable exception of Schlinder's List - perhaps the darkest movie in Spielberg's catalogue to date. Certainly, it's the most adult orientated of his films. For the most part it is a very enjoyable and intelligent film, which shouldn't fail to entertain most audiences. I liked it. |
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