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Rated: PG-13
Score: 9/10
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During his run we get to see how the future looks, where retinal scanners are commonplace and even in public places identify you based on eye movements and store your personal information. Sorry but I would have a problem if I walked into a store and the computer welcomed me back and asked if I wanted to buy another pair of those lacy panties, I'd have a real problem with that. Maybe it's me. And I don't know how many parents would be running out to buy cereal's that had the images on the box moving and singing..battery operated toys are evil enough!
Another gadget used are spiders, which are little robots that search for people using the retinal scan and report the information back to the cops. Heck, even the plants in the future are smart! But with all this going on you aren't overly distracted by it. Cars are run on magnetic fields that can even go up and down buildings. The lines are sleek and the colortones of blues and whites are very harsh, making me see things as sterile, controlled and computerized. Somewhat bleak, I know the use of certain colors and contrasts in films help develop the overall look (like what we saw in "The Matrix" with the use of greens in showing that something was off with that world).
Morton is fascinating to watch (all that talent and she hardly opens her mouth..when she does it sends chills), the idea of precogs and the life they almost seem forced to live made me wonder. They seemed to have little choice in being part of this program. What kind of psychological affect could it have on someone who had to watch murders play in their head all the time? Well, nobody seemed to care. Other people begin to question God and see them as dieties, but the whole concept of pre-crime could be exposed by the simple idea that people have the choice to change their fate. There are some real scene jumpers as Spielberg can really deliver..they're simple and they still made me flinch. Cruises' character is one that believes in the system, he has devoted his life to stopping murder since years ago his young son dissapeared, presumed murdered. It ruined his marriage but I think he felt it was for the greater good. It's not overly heavyhanded, some humor is added. Hey, if you think the way someone looks at you can be funny wait'll you get a load of all the eyeball humor!
So far I'm impressed, Tom Cruise delivered what I thought was one of the worst films I saw last year ("Vanilla sky") and redeamed himself this year with something decent. And he got his faced messed up in both of them too! I don't know why that is worth mentioning.
If you like dark futuristic flicks this may be for you. Spielberg succeeded here where he failed with "AI" (and I'm almost sure the running time isn't as painfull long) It'll probably be one of the better summer flicks for adults. It's based on a short story by Phillip Dick who also wrote "Blade Runner" and "Total Recall".
How much freedom and privacy are you willing to give up? Even today we recognize we're already on this path. So if it comes across as preachy it's just as well, we should be made to think about what the future could hold in store for us...because we have the choice to change it.
