Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by DWPC (A) on January 10, 2003 at 14:25:10

In Reply to: Re: A view from Germany...Minority report.... posted by rufus on January 09, 2003 at 22:51:41:

I was hopeful from the reviews, but I found it was slow to get moving, had too much distracting high-key cinematography, suffered from over-use of special effects for inconsequential elements, and revealed glaring inconsistencies in the meshing of the hi-tech society to the plot.
Cruise's acting range is inadequate for the role...he's simply not capable of portraying a desperate or menacing character. The potential of the key character of the abducted precog was virtually lost.

Its final half hour or so was much better; much less cartoonish; but didn't overcome the heavy handedness of the rest of the film.

It would have been mediocre from any other director. For Spielberg it (like AI) is a huge dud. Since "Schindler", his name on a movie has become a simple marketing commodity.