Movie Review: Minority Report

Last week I finally got around to watching Valkyrie, Bryan Singer's 2008 film starring Tom Cruise. It's on my list as one of the worst movies ever. Seriously, it's a real stinker. I'd heard it was bad, but outside of jumping on couches I've always enjoyed Cruise's movies. To get Valkyrie's bad taste out of my mouth as fast as I could, I watched Minority Report again. Now I feel better. Steven Spielberg's incredible 2002 science fiction thriller is certainly one of Cruise's best films. He's focused, tough and vulnerable all at the same time. Yes, Cruise rocks, and so does everything else about the film: eye transplants, crawling robot spiders, intelligent deadly plants and jet packs. I'm not giving anything away by saying that the film focuses on a system that prevents crime by predicting murder. Everything about this film succeeds, including kick ass performances by Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow and Lois Smith. This is one of those movies that only gets better the more you see it. I'm not sure why. And I don't care. So, Cruise, do me a favor and give Steven a call; maybe there's another Philip K. Dick story you can adapt into a great film together. "Don't trust anyone."