Minority Report

Run Time: 146min
Director: Steven Spielberg
DVD Release Date - 2004

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Raising some disturbing questions about the future of technology, Minority Report takes us to the not-too-distant future, where crimes may be predicted before they happen. Based on a sci-fi detective novel by Philip K Dick, the author responsible for the story behind Blade Runner, Minority Report is one of the more cerebral science fiction stories to hit DVD markets, possibly since the release of Blade Runner (unless you count the sci-fi Pinocchio that was A.I.). Both thought provoking and socially relevant, Minority Report sucks you in the way any good murder mystery should, with the interesting spin that the detectives know whodunit before it happens. This is probably one of my personal favorite Tom Cruise performances. The DVD extras are about as Hollywood glossy as you can get, with each special segment over-produced, losing the conversational intimacy present in some behind-the-scenes work. Speilberg continues to make his mark on the sci-fi genre and we are privy to his assembly of a "League of Superheros" from the motion picture world in the construction of this film.

You can hear the original story as part of the audio book Minority Report & Other Stories.