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A special unit of police have developed a successful way to catch
criminals before they commit their crimes. 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
Credits:
Actors: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow,
Steve Harris
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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