Search - Minority Report [Blu-ray] on Blu-ray

Craig S. (InnerMacro) from WAUSAU, WI
Reviewed on 7/4/2022...

In this near future setting where the retina of the human eye is the catalyst for everything regarding identity (such as customized advertising, using a bus pass, and even arresting suspects), one would think that the FIRST thing you do is lock-down the 'eye-pass' of a hunted and armed fugitive with access to highly sensitive material. Not only do the high-tech police of this film fail to lock-out the fugitive's access (Cruise) when he re-enters the police station using his recently removed eyeball - but they fail to correct this mistake when the wife does it AGAIN later in the film. I had planned to write my review as a comparison to Phillip K. Dick's short story, but this incredibly idiotic plot hole was so critical to the story that I'm amazed this list of Hollywood A listers signed on for it, much less Spielberg direct it - thus I will not even attempt to compare this poorly written movie to anything written by PKD. The early scenes where the police attempt to apprehend Cruise are extremely cringeworthy. Super obvious attempts at crowd-pleasing humor are not worth making the police seem as though they have zero reaction time to anything Cruise does. In some cases, the actors are very clearly directed to 'stop and wait' until Cruise does what he is supposed to do. From an action standpoint, this makes this movie a bomb - unless it was intended for kids, but the sexual scenes and language are present just enough to prevent this from being a family film. The special effects are the only component that is well-done, but even the concepts chosen are generally not credible and certainly not 'fresh' from a sci fi movie standpoint. Jet Packs, computer 'discs', . . . and let's not forget the fully functional car that rolls off the assembly line with Cruise inside and ready to escape! Overall, a very disappointing film given the huge budget behind it.

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