Minority Report - Movie Review 

That scene in the elevator when Colin Farrell confronts Tom Cruise about drugs and the alarm goes off right after he says I don't hear a red ball or whatever....Farrell's subtle acting in that moment is SOOOOOO GOOD!

Three twins...

The SPIDER SCENE was epic, funniest part was the spiders interrupting a couple in the middle of a fight, that only stop for a second to get scanned by the spiders.

My favorite scene: "I'm sorry John, but you're gonna have to run again." Jesus, I just got chills typing that. So good.

1:08 Anyone ells love the irony of time being a factor in pre-crime, yet they designed the machine to have the ball slowly rolling down a spiral tube?

I agree that this was a superb film , I loved the concept a film way way way ahead of its time.

I love the scene where John has to hide in a tub of ice water to lower his body temperature and not be recognized by the spider bots

8:59 is that the camera right there in the shot?

Just watched it. This is easily one of my favorite action movies I've ever seen. The action scenes are relentlessly paced, as well as being both well-choreographed and filmed. The characters were all really interesting and fleshed out. The story was really complex and clever. The film was dripping with creativity and the writers convey this world flawlessly. There isn't copious amounts of exposition like the Last Airbender, nor do we get barebones information and in turn have no idea what the hell is going on like Warcraft. I'll definitely be watching this one again.

i'd watch chris talk about minority report for hours..

In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

one can't really contain something he is passionate about. Chris's love for this movie is abundantly clear; how animated he is, how fast he talks because of his enthusiasm. great review and I enjoy it immensely. thanks Chris. I watched MR ages ago and I liked it (still do) but I think I am going to watch it again, thanks to your contagious enthusiasm

I just watched this last night for the first time. There are little things that I would tweak with the pacing and how the story plays out at the end. But overall this is such a well written movie, I really enjoyed the concepts in it and how almost all of it was executed. Also surprised me how funny the movie is. Tom Cruise running after his eyeballs was hilarious.

Was it a happy ending? When Tom Cruise is put into the prison capsule/tube the last thing the weird prison guard says is “ they say you have visions, that you life flashes before your eyes. That all your dreams come true”. So, did everything suddenly just go perfectly well or was he in the capsule the whole time with his dreams coming true?

I recently saw the anime Psycho Pass. It put me in mind of Minority Report. Obviously there are important differences. In all ways, it is not at all truly comparable. But there is enough there that I feel that if you loved one, you could most likely really enjoy the other.

All of you, if you like this movie, watch a show called person of interest.

I never watched this movie until last night, and I was shocked at how good it was. I always assume that when there's so much boasting about a movie that it has to be overrated. But this wasn't. It's exactly as amazing as everybody says it is. Can't believe it took me 19y after it's release to see it.

I was kind of hoping he'd do Munich. I feel like Munich is one of the best Spielberg films (post Jurassic Park) but it doesn't get much attention. Minority Report is a solid choice though. I liked the bleached negative effect, but the scene where they end up in the car manufacturing plant, the film gets a blurred effect, similar to the one used towards the end of the D-Day battle in SPR that I always wondered about. In SPR it made sense because these people were at the end of their ropes, stressed beyond human limits having just faced death head on. In Minority Report, it was just an action sequence...

Philip K. Dick is super underrated. His works have had a massive impact on modern science fiction. And yet the average person seems to have very little knowledge of his existence.

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This is my favorite Tom Cruise movie of all time. It is highly underrated. I wish more movies could be like this one. Great review.

I need to re watch this movie, I don't remember half of it. Good review though

This is also one of my favourite movies. It has never gotten old.

I love these director/franchise series reviews. Great analysis of this film and I loved some your recents like Hook and Empire Strikes Back. You do a great job of balancing your personal reactions as well as giving us insight into the technical and artistic merits of the films.

Chris Chris Chris, eleven and a half minutes, tsk tsk tsk. Dude, there is profound utility to your insights! They come from an exceptional taste for storytelling! You're the eager little kid and the uncompromising worldly aesthetician rolled into one, which makes your opinions valuable and informative! Please don't say "I could go on about this film for an hour" and then go on for less than 12 MINUTES! Our hunger for your commentary can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, and it will not stop... ever... until you've said your piece! I love your show, Chris... nobody's going to get bored with really deep reviews (Like ya did for "Signs") Thanks! :0)

18 years later and the cgi still stands strong. Saw it first time today and amazing!

"Three twins…" So… Triplets? 😂😂😂😂😂

1:03 "Three Twins" Think you mean Triplets Chris. But anyway as always, loved the review! :) Been watching your reviews for a year and a half now, and really appreciate the time, background, and excitement you give to your reviews!

Spielberg's best film of 21st century

There is a huge plot hole in this movie. Stop and put yourself into the mind of the antagonist, the guy in charge of pre crime. How exactly did he frame Tom Cruise? Well, he hired a desperate man to hide in some random hotel room with a bunch of pictures with kids, that's it! How did he know Tom was going to find him??? Now I know what you're thinking "Uh, this movie is about predicting the future, and he found out all this information from the precogs". I guess that technically works, but if you really think about it, you've created a paradox in logic. He found out this information about his future self stumbling upon this man, but again, he found out about the man from the precogs, who predicted Tom finding the man, whom Tom found out from the precogs, who predicted Tom finding the man ...and on ...and on ...and on ...my head hurts. See? The whole story line is a paradox in logic. There is information that appeared from nothingness.

This movie is amazing a truly amazing Science Fiction movie

Should do longer reviews, got a real eye for detail and is very articulate.

Omg. Did Urobuchi Gen get ideas from this movie for Psycho Pass?

Great review as always Chris! I must say though I'm kinda disappointed you aren't gonna review A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) since you do have the blu-ray. That in my humble opinion is a misunderstood classic.

Hey chris. Any chance u keep reviewing spilgberg movies? There are a ton of people asking for it. There are quite a few more great movies from this director we'd like to hear u talk about

The most confusing part when you try to analyze it is how were the pre-cogs able predict that Anderson was going to kill Crow. It very plausible who Anderson's boss was able to get rid of Agatha's mother, it makes total sense to erase her Minatory Report as if it was déjà-vu. At the same time the killer of her mother had to kill her in a very similar way to the original person who was paid to kill her that was prevented by Precrime team. If Lamar failed to kill her in the similar fashion he could have been implicated in the murder himself. But it least that part is still plausible but the main question again is how can pre-cogs predict Anderson will kill Crow if Anderton didn't even know Crow. The only reason Anderton went to that apartment was because he saw the information from pre-cogs prediction. So it's a question of chicken and egg. What came first? How can they predict he was going to do it if it was not premeditated? You're really doing down the Rabbit hole with this question and maybe the only logical explanation people can answer it it's just the movie's logic.

Minority Report is one of my all-time favorite movies and ignited my love of sci-fi (and dystopian societies). I remember getting the VHS when I was 11 and replaying it over and over, anxiously waiting for it to rewind in the VCR rewinder. As the years went by, I saw parallels to the real world, even some were pointed out by my grandma, who knew I loved this movie so much: driverless cars, gestures to control phones/computers, flexible screens, personalized ads, voice-controlled devices, and smart homes. It's a future that fills you with wonder and fear at the same time.

"I went with two friends of mine... and they're dead.." wait what!? oh their dad... ok xD

Definitely a good movie. But it still bugs me EVERY TIME, that Pre-Crime never revokes Anderton's clearance. The movie focuses on a society driven by identification and technology. So wouldn't they shut down his access the second he became a fugitive? Yet he's able to gain access to get Agatha, and so does his wife even after John is jailed. Such a HUGE plot hole. But overall, I still love the movie though.

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0:24 "I went with two friends of mine and they're dead." WHAT?! Sorry for your loss! ... Wait a sec... Nevermind.

I have now watch this movie more than e.t. I think this is now my second favorite Steven Spielberg movie. It gets better, and I notice more little special touches everytime I see it. It's almost a perfect movie and a must see for film studies. 9.8/10

I'm glad you gave it an A. Minority Report is by far one of my favirote movies of all time. I have seen it dozens of times and I also saw it in the theatre's when I was 12 or so. I actually love the ending when it's revealed that Lamar is evil and Kills Collin Ferril. I love that scene. inspired me to write for a living.

I've never see the movie, so I skipped to the end to see how you rated it :P

Great review Chris! What's great about this film is all the tech and gear feels like it's real stuff we will or are seeing come to light now.

You were 14 in 2002. I was BORN that year lol. 18 years ago, man. I command you to feel your age.

I like your reviews a lot, but this one especially rules because I adore Spielberg and Philip K Dick, so I basically adore this movie too! You're totally on point with this review. Great work!

where did you get that shirt?

I would love it if you reviewed all the Bond films, though that would be a big ask with there being so many. I just hope you review my favorites at the very least.

I just love how Chris goes into so much detail in his reviews

The “Ruuuuuuuuun!!!! Agatha scene always sends chills down my spine!

Well done, Chris. You're getting better all the time.

Yes, finally, you'll be doing Bond reviews?! As a big fan of both your channel and James Bond I can't wait to hear your opinions on these films, despite the fact you'll probably only do a few of them considering it releases 26th October (we get the film earlier in the UK).

I disagree with the "Spielberg happy ending". I reckon it maybe one of his darkest ending. Spoilers: We always see John Anderton running afraid of the unknown events leading up to a certain event. He is always being chased by someone never resting, never stoping. In the scene where John Anderton goes to the jail chro sleep chamber where the manager/ guy who runs it is playing the accordion tells him about the chro sleep. You believe you are in reality but you are only dreaming. He sees people's dreams by accessing there brains like he did with the murder of Ann Lively but the events where mysteriously deleted. The last shot before the "happy ending" where his ex wife is talking to Lamar and putting his bow tie on and she's curious he is being put in his chro sleep and we see it him enter and it cuts to black. What if the entire third act was him playing the events out in his own mind thinking of the best case scenario where his free and re connects with his ex wife and starts another family. What if the reality is that he is castrated like the suppose murder of Ann Lively was. All evidence points to John Anderton killing Leo Crowe. No one suspects Lamar of anything as he's a top government official, no evidence points to him until Anderton gets him to confess. Lamar kills Danny while pre cog was shut down and frames Anderton by using his gun and everyone suspects him of the past relationship and the murder of crow. It's just my theory of how Minority Report ended, it's so open to discussion that's Spielberg at his best

should've reviewed Catch Me If You Can! highly underrated and my favorite Spielberg film of all time

in my opinion tom cruse best work

I had exactly same feel for that movie like you. Good review. I hope you plan to do James Bond series like actor by actor era, not movie by movie, or that will take 2 years to finish.

YES!!!! YEESSSSSS!!!! I've been praying that you'd cover the Bond movies in a series retrospective! I completely agree with your assertion that Spielberg has had trouble with the endings of his movies and I think Minority Report is a prime suspect. I wasn't ever a fan of the hand-holding "laying it all out" explanation that Anderton gives Von Sydow (and us, the audience) in the penultimate scene. I thought that the whole "echo" subplot was a strange way to end the movie, and would have preferred a final act that continued to play into the questions of predestination and the morality of what is essentially deterrence theory, applied to criminal prosecution and law enforcement. Though the echo does follow the second act revelation by showing that the rules of precognition can be bent, and also broken. I guess I'm of two minds on this film. It's smart and thrilling for the first three quarters, but leaves me dissatisfied with its final stretch.

chris stuckmann looks like tom cruise. there i said it.

Good review, it's one of my favourite movies, but I agree it does run out of steam in the third act and I've always wished that there was one last little action set piece just to give it that extra punch to finish on, it just sort of fizzles out! A Nikita style kitchen shootout between Anderton and some of Lamar's security guys for example.

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They did a bleach bypass on the negative in processing. Bleach bypass, also known as skip bleach or silver retention, is an optical effect which entails either the partial or complete skipping of the bleaching function during the processing of a color film. By doing this, the silver is retained in the emulsion along with the color dyes. The result is a black-and-white image over a color image.

Answer me this, if Anderton had a chance not to go to the hotel when he was in the garden, why not end the movie there and not go to the hotel? He could just stay in the garden and prove himself innocent, but the movie keeps going any because he's just an idiot like that. Just one of the million plot holes that left me so dissatisfied, even if Spielberg did direct it.

Chrisssss!! Why didn't you review ET, Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, or Saving Private Ryan?? Big fan though. Very excited for the Bond reviews.

Minority Report is my favorite scifi movie of all time. I think it’s absolutely flawless.

Best part of the movie is when the eye doctor sneezes a cup full of snot.

Wait, THREE twins, Chris? Agatha is separate from the twins who, by nature, are only two.

OK, enough about the three triplets... anyway, I do agree with Chris about this movie. when I first saw it, I was mesmerized by the paradox of how the events of the movie unfold. if the precog didn't have that vision, there would be no reason for Tom Cruise's character to prove his innocence, therefore causing a man's death. the vision is what causes the events to unfold the way they did. so why did the precog have a vision that would cause someone's murder? the Visions are supposed to prevent murders from happening. so that's the paradox. I watched this movie so many times trying to catch little details that I missed and tell Tom Cruise's character could have been set up by his boss. but that means they would have to find a way to fake a vision? it still doesn't make sense, but I still love watching it.

I like everything about this movie except the cinematography lol

Man, I love Samantha Morton in this. When she shouts for Cruise to "run" it is seizing. I've been a fan of her's since I first saw her in "Jesus' Son".

It gave me chills to hear somebody else talking about this movie with such enthusiasm

It's a good little sci fi thriller, but one of Spielbergs best. I don't think so.

dude, as always I love your reviews.... but seriously brother when are you going to do a MGS 5 review. By the way excellent review on Minority Report.

Hey Chris! I think you should review all of Tarantinos movies leading up to the hateful eight:) I would be really interested to hear about your opinion on these movies. Keep up the good work!

Last Spielberg review? That's disappointing, you only did 3. I know you've done a couple of them previously but I would have assumed Saving Private Ryan would pop up, I can't remember you ever doing that movie and it also starts Tom Hanks which would've been perfect for Bridge of Spies this week.

Yet another Spielbeg movie I have not seen. Also, Bridge of Spies seems to be doing well with critics! Also, Chris, do you think you can review the Bond songs as well, since they are a major part of the movies?

You should have done Saving Private Ryan in this series. Also, when's the annual movie collection video coming?

"I went with two friends of mine, and they're dead" lol 😂 sorry

I read that Speilberg employed a team of futurist tech designers to advise what tech could realisticaly exist in the future.

One thing I've only just realised about this amazing film (that I've seen loads of times) - when John Anderton kills Leo Crow, that's actually the first 'successful' murder since precrime was formed. I'd only really viewed it in terms of John's experience until now but it would be a massive news story too.

What's up Chris, I found your channel thru the Force Awakens trailer Review and am thoroughly impressed with your complete content catalog. Great Job! very good work. Insightful, critically realistic, honest, and entertaining...yada...yada...yada now that that is out of the way...where did you get that X-Files shir?...I want one

Just watching this for the first time in 2021 and wanted to point out that (around the 2:40 mark) the cinematographer didn't "literally bleach the negative of the film". This is a technique bleach bypass. This process typically means you take out a step in the film dev process, not adding one (aka "bleaching the negatives"). The more you know! :)

If you think about it! The old guy killed one person, but he save thousands of lives by creating pre-crime!

Someone has already mentioned Phillip K. Dick but it is important. Ha made books and shorts stories that became some of the most influential scifi-movies ever. Like Blade Runner, Total Recall, Screamers (not a masterpiece but Peter Weller is in it so it is worth mentioning), Minority Report, Paycheck (for the cheese factor) and A Scanner Darkly. Of course the story is well written.

This may be a weird comparison, but the scene where he shoots Leo Crowe reminds me of That's So Raven. Raven's visions would always come exactly true, but sometimes they were misleading and would imply that different things would happen, just like Tom Cruise didn't intentionally kill him.

The next time you review Spielberg do E.T. Jaws, Raiders, close encounters, Schindler and Saving Private Ryan. I would love to hear what you have to say

Great review Chris, minority report is a great movie, however I always wondered what it originally could've been, because if you didn't know, Minority report began its life as a sequel to Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Total Recall" but when Arnold decided to drop out the script was changed and became minority report.

You should watch/review the movie The Fountain, it's the most beautiful movie (visually, musically and emotionally) I've ever seen.

I love Minority Report. I agree with you about the ending, but for me it was mostly because Bald-Cruise's monologue is spoiled by Danny Whitwer's monologue prior where the twist was first revealed. Even though I love the former scene it makes the latter + final 15 minuts drag a bit.

A Munich review is something that would be awesome now.

Ending makes a lot more sense if you view it as the "Dream Ending". As Tom Cruise goes into the "Dream Prison" where all the other future criminals are kept, you hear it said that those in the prison see their lives flash before their eyes, "That all your dreams become true." I think the ending of the movie works much better seeing it as Tom Cruise's dream while he's in the Prison. That sort of weird, disjointed feeling about it kind of matches how dreams work.

Robot spiders in the bath is a highlight.

Schindler's List? Saving Private Ryan? Aren't you going to review those Chris?

the way you talked about Spielberg's use of cgi can also be said about how he used cgi to bring the dinosaurs alive in Jurassic Park. Spielberg knows how to use cgi effectively to make it realistic & stand out many years later

I haven’t watched this movie yet lol but I am working on an assignment and this movie was mentioned and I just don’t currently have the time to watch the full film. But I definitely will given your review of it! Thank you for the great summary! You have a very nice voice and presented well. 😊

For people how doesn't know, even if you watched the movie, you can also enjoy the original book version. Spielberg made indeed an adaptation of the novel, and both have different endings. It is even nice to compare both afterwards. And I have to say both versions of the story are really good.

A lot of people feel the ending never really took place. That it was just what was going on inside Anderton's head while he was in prison. As the Warden of the prison mentioned when Anderton was being "processed" "It's not that bad John. They say it is like a dream where all your wishes come true" And that makes sense. John finds the real villain (Lamar) the pre-cogs are freed and allowed to live in peace and he reunites with his estranged wife and they are expecting a child.

Nah this movie's an A+ all over, I'm surprised you didn't mention the scene with the spiders too, One of the best scenes in the whole movie.

While I am pretty sure others have brought this up, it is theorized the reason why the last part of the movie is awkward is because after John Anderson is taken, he actually lost and is locked up, and the rest of the movie is a fantastical, done-in-jail dream of what he really wanted. This has been debated time and time again, but at least is worth mentioning. Spielberg doesn't tend to do movies like this, but since the original short story was so absurd, and the finale of the movie was so convenient, it can make sense.

"These three twins"