Minority Report [2002 film]
by Steven Spielberg (Director), Jon Cohen (Screenwriter), Scott Frank (Screenwriter)
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Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who sets him up.Tags
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A cop is framed for murder... in the future!
It's a clever plot, with a lot of memorable moments scattered throughout. But I never really got into it. Despite good science fiction, it's ultimately more of an action movie (with not particularly good action). I think Tom Cruise has a contract stipulation that he has to spend a given amount of every movie in free fall.
Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.1/4
It's a clever plot, with a lot of memorable moments scattered throughout. But I never really got into it. Despite good science fiction, it's ultimately more of an action movie (with not particularly good action). I think Tom Cruise has a contract stipulation that he has to spend a given amount of every movie in free fall.
Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.1/4
Pretty wild, but overall a fun science fiction film that can be thought-provoking.
This is a collection of nine short stories. They're all unique and original. Concepts and ideas are not repeated much. My favorites were "Imposter," and "Second Variety." His stories are great because you can't tell how they're going to end for sure.
From the box: Superstar Tom Cruise give his "most potent action performance" (David Ansen, Newsweek) in director Steven Spielberg's Minority Report.
For six years, Washington D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Precrime Unit (Cruise) is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up - or he'll fall victim to the "perfect" system he helped create. It's a mind-blowing action thriller that's such an achievement it "reminds us why we go to the movies in the first place" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).
2002/2 hrs. 26 minutes/PG-13
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For six years, Washington D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Precrime Unit (Cruise) is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who set him up - or he'll fall victim to the "perfect" system he helped create. It's a mind-blowing action thriller that's such an achievement it "reminds us why we go to the movies in the first place" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).
2002/2 hrs. 26 minutes/PG-13
To view the preview on Netflix, simply click on the following link, then show more use the "back" button on your computer to return here to the Neighbors Lending Library of Verrado on LibraryThing.com.
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Minority_Report/60023071?trkid=222336&lnkctr=sr... show less
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In the dazzlingly futuristic Washington D.C. of 2054, murder has been eliminated. John Anderton presides over the Department of Pre-Crime, wherein three "Pre-Cogs, "--Precognitive humans drifting in a flotation tank, their brain waves tapped by computers--pick up thoughts of premeditated murder and warn the cops, who swoop down and arrest the would-be perpetrators before the killings can take show more place. Although the Pre-Cogs are never wrong sometimes they disagree. The dissenting Pre-Cog is said to have filed a minority report. If you could outsmart the Pre-Cog system, you would have committed the perfect crime. Bureau director Lamar Burgess tries to shield Anderton from bureaucrats like Danny Witwer of the Justice Department. As the pre-crime strategy prepares to go national, Witwer seems to have doubts about its wisdom--or he is only jealous of its success? show less
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He is a journalist & covers science & medicine for Science magazine. He lives in Cardiff, California. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Minority Report [2002 film]
- Original title
- Minority Report
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- Minority Report (2002 | IMDb)
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 791.4372
- Canonical LCC
- PN1997.2
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- This is the 2002 film Minority Report. Please do not combine it with the screenplay or with the short story on which it is based. Based upon a short story by Philip K. Dick.
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