Spielberg does Tech-Noir!

The year is 2054 and the murder rate in Washington is zero, the reason? Three Pre-Cognitives (each named after a literary great) whose combined abilities witness murders before they actually occur. Apparently faultless, it's then something of a surprise to Pre-Crime chief John Anderton (Tom Cruise) when the Pre-Cogs predict he is to murder a man named Leo Crow. Forced to go on the run, and haunted by a family tragedy, Anderton must evade the system he so perfectly executed himself. Can he find a flaw? Or is he actually about to commit a murder?

Everybody Runs! Th... read the rest.

Works more on the strength of Spielberg than of Cruise.

Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.

Really good movie. This is one of those movies where you really gotta pay attention to it to understand it fully. Great storyline too. I'm sure our world will eventually end up this way. Hope not though!

So - can you be arrested for a crime that you haven't actually committed yet? I suppose that is conspiracy - but this cleverly crafted crime drama questions even the morality of that stance. Tom Cruise is a policeman in the "pre-crime" unit who uses information from three people who are able to see into the future, to arrest the spiralling crime rates by intercepting the perpetrators on the cusp of their criminality. Murderers, rapists, bank robbers - you name it, and this has a profound effect on the crime rate. All looks plain sailing until Cruise "Anderton" becomes embroiled in a potential k... read the rest.

fire this up after listening to the Rewatchables on the ringer podcast feed. . Trying to prevent crime based on a flawless system. This was actually people made movies more and werent just making sequels.

I forgot how good Farrell was in this movie. There are definitely some loopholes in this movie, but it’s entertaining from beginning to end with suspense on each front. I think a prequel to this movie would be great to see how it was first created and thought of.

I didn’t know Spielberg directed the first couple times I watched it, but I’ve always got a new appreciation for that guy a... read the rest.