Minority Report is a fantastic Murder Mystery wrapped up in a Sci-fi blanket. I absolutely believe that
Minority Report is the most underrated film in
Spielberg's filmography and I think a lot of it has to do with how dark the movie is story-wise compared to his more 'family friendly' films. The movie as a whole is brilliantly shot and edited. The film looks gorgeous, I love the color palette for this one with its monochromatic tint. And this is one of the smartest scripts I've seen in a long time. This will definitely require you to pay attention and shouldn't be compared to that of a 'popcorn flick', which it really isn't. Even though it's billed as a science fiction film,
Speilberg doesn't rely on it as a crutch. He lets the story itself take you to another world. Sure there are some pretty cool looking sci-fi moments, but I don't think it's what makes this movie a winner at all. If anything, I think the sci-fi element is actually played down to some degree. It will never be confused with the likes of
Blade Runner. even though both come from the mind of
Philip K. Dick.
I have seen this countless times since the movie came out. I would say on average, I watch this one at least once a year, sometimes two times in a calendar year. Great performance from
Tom Cruise and
Max von Sydow for sure, but the real star in my eyes, the one that makes this a great ride is
Samantha Morton. If you haven't watched this lately, check out every single scene she is in and you will see an actress that is in the moment, owning it. She absolutely should be a bigger star. If she would just do some high profile films, she would be at the top in my book.
Also, one last thing, don't listen to anyone that says the ending sucks. Not true. It's an epilogue for a reason...to show you where the characters are at after the initial ending of the movie. I like seeing that
Sean and his
Ex-Wife Lara (Kathryn Morris) got back together and are starting another family and I liked that the
PreCogs get to live their lives in peace as it should be.
I highly recommend this as a
Buy. I own the
Two-Disc Special Edition and it's worth every cent. Props to the
Cameron Crowe cameo. Can you find it without cheating? It's hard not to find it when it presents itself.