Apparently the only way to show future 2054 is to get a little theatrical. And you know who likes to get a little theatrical? Steven Spielberg. Big budget. Big stars. Big story. Let’s see how he rolls with some Philip K. Dick plotlines here. Always some good bones to build on.
Washington D.C. Department of Precrime. Best way to solve murder is to stop it before it even happens! Local unit, seems to work damn well over the last 6 years as a pilot program, now with the hopes of going national after the stellar performance of Precrime Director Max von Sydow and star Precrime Cop Tom Cruise. But there’s still some scrutiny on the program. John (Cruise) obviously still a bit fucked from his son-snatching 6 years prior. Despite being the future, he still may resort to some illicit substances to get him by. But It’s all about the precogs, and their infallible methods of seeing the future that helps root out all potential MUUUUUURDers. Despite a minor apparent glitch in the system, John blah blah blah. Of course it is not infallible. Because humans are ultimately involved. Washington D.C. humans, at that.
Honestly, been a long time since I watched this last, mostly due to my aversion to Tom Cruise. But damnit, every dog has his day, and Cruise and action sci-fi seems a good match. And Spielberg does make a decent action movie out of it too, among the prognosticatins and mysteries and killins that shouldn’t happen. Nice smaller roles by people you will recognize (Peter Stormare and Tim Blake Nelson in particular), and just great storytellin overall. It’s not that subtle, but Spielberg knows what tickles the mindjuices with a nice blend of action, crimes, a dash of sly humor and of course, a thought-provoking premise. In style. And yeah, now I have to read the story again. It’s a short one, should knock that one out in less than the runtime here. I have a feeling it is...less theatrical.
