Better Late Than Never on "Minority Report"

I've clearly been in a movie watching mood lately, and that has meant a good amount of reviews, and today is no different. During this movie watching buffet, I watched "Minority Report". Let’s discuss.

RD has talked about this movie since it came out. He has always been a fan. I don't know why I never saw it until yesterday. I think I had some weird issue with Colin Farrell, and I maybe had an issue with another Phillip K Dick short story being made into a movie. I also always seem to hesitate when it comes to Tom Cruise movies. I like some stuff he does, but the whole Sciencetology thing and his off screen persona has always kind of rubbed me the wrong way. But, I had time, I remembered the things RD has said about this movie and I usually enjoy Steven Spielberg directed movies.

"Minority Report" is awesome. Having never seen this movie before, the story and graphics and acting all totally hold up. The direction and acting is top notch as well. What intrigued me most about this movie was the idea of a pre-crime unit within the police. I'm not the biggest fan of the police, but this idea of being able to stop murders before they happen was thought provoking to me. I also really like the way the actors in the movie are constantly questioning if this is a good or bad thing too. That shows me that they have a good story to go off, and that the writers of the movie appreciate and pay good homage to the source material. I like that the precogs would see these things, say some of the things that are said during the crime and that they give you the name of the perpetrator and victim. Cruise is great as the chief of this unit. He is clearly great at his job, but he also has issues. He uses future drugs. He has some demons he needs to fight. But when he is on the job he is legit. The first scene, where his unit stops a potential crime, was awesome to watch. I knew they were going to stop it, but I was on the edge of my seat while I watched. Colin Farrell plays the new young gun in the crew that has a ton of questions. He does a fine job here. It proves my point that, when given proper direction and well written dialogue, he can do some solid work. That is why his current career is so rewarding for me as a fan. He is good here too. When he got shot, I was stunned. And even though I was supposed to look at him as the bad guy in the beginning, I felt kind of bad for him. He was just trying to do his job. He may have been too much of a go-getter, but he was simply doing his job. Max Von Sydow was wonderful too. He had such a great turn as the bad guy. There were moments when he would let his anger slip and that was always unsettling. I knew he was up to something, and when that turned out to be true, I felt like Max Von Sydow did his work as an actor. I grew to despise him all the way to the end. There are other actors in this movie, but let's not get it twisted, this is Cruise's movie through and through, and he does a bang up job throughout. There's a reason he is a legit movie star. When he fully gives in and lets go and lets the professionals he is working with do their jobs, he puts out great work like this.

"Minority Report" is a great sci-fi movie. I wished I had seen it sooner, but at least I finally found the time to watch it yesterday. I definitely recommend checking it out. It's awesome. 

Ty

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