A Steven Spielburg science fiction set in the year 2050 based on a short story. The Pre-crime Department arrests murderers who have not yet committed their crime thereby reducing crime and saving lives. This involves visions from the future determining the next victim and the perpetrator by three gifted people called the “precogs” floating undisturbed in a pool which are then relayed to a perspex screen as flashing images. The images can be interacted with by the use of a glove that can reach in, pin point, zoom in, rotate and rewind to collect data ready for the Team to act on before the event actually takes place. Tom Cruise is the head of the Pre-crime Unit and only he and a select few have the authority to get into the “precog” pool room. But he is named as the next perpetrator and his Team turn on him, so he has to escape.
This is quite clever and thought provoking. Apparently he does not know the victim? Why would he kill someone he did not know and does he have a choice?
I enjoyed this story and the ingenuity of the future. It was a pleasant ride and did not end up in the usual whacking it was much more inventive than that! Some memorable scenes – anyone squeamish about eyes should look away! Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell and Max von Sydow (Shutter Island) also star.
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