Minority Report (Wide Screen) > Reviews

Advantages: A good story line.
Disadvantages: Not the best casting or acting.

...lust for fast-paced action, but Minority Report delivers all that and a whole lot more." Scott Weinberg, EFILMCRITIC.COM "It is a kickass, dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some. I haven't seen one in so long, no wonder I didn't recognize it at first." Widgett Walls, NEEDCOFFEE.COM ***THE BORING BITS*** Title: Minority Report Running time: 139 minutes Certificate: 12 Price: £9.99 DVD/VHS: Yes and the DVD comes ... Read review

Advantages: Great concept
Disadvantages: Unnecessary tidying up at end

...you in a movie". Yet Minority Report is their first joint project, despite past attempts to work together - Spielberg even prepped Rain Man for 6 months before leaving to do Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. So finally, last week, I went to find out if the film is as good as the hype... THE PLOT Washington D.C., 2054: An experimental Precrime unit has reduced the rate of violent crime to almost zero. No one has been murdered for nearly six ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant, a real return to past Spielberg excellence.
Disadvantages: Momentary lapses of style, nothing serious.

...is good to see that Minority Report uses its setting to good effect but does not go overboard with it and manages to be a Crime/ Sci Fi movie rather than just a Sci Fi. When I heard that Spielberg was making another Sci Fi, I shuddered with memories of A.I still fresh in my mind. But I was relived to see that he had not attempted to make another Kubrick hybrid movie since his last attempt was such a terrible blend of Spielberg sentiment and Kubrickian ... Read review

Advantages: Imaginative and visually entertaining
Disadvantages: Tom Cruise is over-rated

...occurrences are known as a minority report, and standard procedure in the pre-crime unit is to delete the files from the system as any perceived lack of reliability could result in the closure of the pre-crime unit. The only trace of the original minority report is found in the telepaths themselves. But how will Anderton retrieve the master file of his own minority report? With the federal agents and the pre-crime unit hot on his trail he must use ... Read review

Advantages: It mixes several genres and is successful at each
Disadvantages: Still thinking.......nope!

John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is chief of the Pre-Crime section. It is 2054 and for the past 6 years murder has been a thing of the past thanks to the efforts of three "pre-cogs", who can see the future. This has wiped-out premeditated murder but ‘crimes of passion’ and the like can still occur and Anderton’s squad has limited time to track down the perpetrators and stop them before they commit the crime. But what happens when the next ... Read review

Advantages: good concept
Disadvantages: script, direction, selling old special effects in a new movie

Last weekend was a long one as and well what better time to catch a few movies which are on in the theatre. So what have we ? Oh yes Tom Cruise giving the readers a serious and a tense look out of the newspapers. And yes there was the name of the great Steven Spielberg. So off we went. We aslo had the option to watch Men in Black Part 2 but then we decided agaiinst it as the combination Of Steven Spielberg and Tom cruise was unbeatable. ****************************************************** Interesting ... Read review

Advantages: Action packed well directed
Disadvantages: None

This is one of those action-packed, thrill-crammed and effect-brimmed films that you just know you are going to love. You don’t have to read too much into the plot (even though it is plausible and well thought out), you don’t have to concentrate too hard. All that is required of you is to place your bum on seat and enjoy. And with big names like Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, you are not going to be let down, are you? Nope – ... Read review

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

...I think my praise of Minority Report is going to fit right in with the other good things that have been said about it, and with reason: This is a great film. Did we expect anything less from Spielberg? Washington DC, 2054, and "pre-cognitives" can predict murder before it happens. It is a six-year project on the brink of nationalisation and Det. John Anderton (TOM CRUISE) is the best in the business at bringing in the criminals before the crime ... Read review

Advantages: Visuals, Story, Cruise/Spielberg acting/directing out of type
Disadvantages: A so-so ending, A bit long in places!

...summed it nicely by saying Minority Report = AI – Pinocchio + Blade Runner. The supporting cast is mostly excellent from the Max Von Sydow (him of Flash Gordon fame and not so great Judge Dredd fame) and Samantha Morton as the Pre-Cog Agatha is rather haunting. Colin Farrell plays the investigator so well you cant help but hate him! Comparisons will undoubtedly be made to the other Philip K Dick short-story based movie, Blade Runner as they ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping plot and no sci-fi just for the sake of it
Disadvantages: You will need to keep your wits about you

...thing and agree to see Minority Report. I had seen the trailer so was delighted we couldn’t get into the usual theatre but had to pay the £10 a seat to go into the deluxe cinema where I would at least be able to get a decent snooze in a big comfy chair. So why the low expectations? Not that I have strong thoughts on Steven Spielberg films, or even on Philip K Dick stories, but rather, I was convinced that this would be an action-meets-science-fiction ... Read review

Advantages: Interesting concept | Nice action
Disadvantages: Plot holes | Underdeveloped characters | Drawn out

This film was going to be big. It had the usual big concept of a future world bent on Big Brother style security but, more importantly, it had two of the biggest gunners of Hollywood side-by-side. Spielberg and Cruise. The film was bound to generate enough interest on this premise alone, nevermind about the story, after all with this incredible movie duo how could the movie fail? Reviews were all fairly positive, apart from the infamous Harry Knowles ... Read review

Advantages: Great plot
Disadvantages: Slightly weak in places

...not watched any TV recently, Minority Report has only been advertised every other minute. Having massive names such as Spielberg and Cruise does tend to give it that slight nudge forward in terms of hype and marketing. Despite being a moderate Cruise fan, but having avoided wasting my time watching what I thought was a sickly Vanilla Sky (despite having the heavenly Penelope Cruz-swooooon, in it), I thought this looked promising enough to warrant ... Read review