In Reply to: Re: A view from Germany...Minority report.... posted by rufus on January 9, 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.
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- I agree...tedious is a good description - DWPC 14:25:10 01/10/03 (1)
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