minority report and i would say and be one of the best science fiction film to be release over the past twenty five year and and that be certainly no small feat give some of the compete film release over that time span . minority report obviously have a lot of effort put into it by both the filmmaker and it actor and the result be a brilliant thriller . in the past decade i would call it spielberg best and rank among his other great thriller and raider of the lose ark and and jaw . the movie be base on a short story by the late sci fi master philip k. dick ( blade runner and total recall and a scanner darkly ) and it rank up with blade runner a the great adaptation of his work . john anderton ( tom cruise ) be the chief of the pre crime division in the district of columbia . what exactly be his job . to use the unusual psychic ability of three being know a pre cog it be his job to analyze future crime scene and prevent murder from happen . for ten year this system work without a flaw and they be close to take the program national and only there one problem john name have be call for the future murder of leo crow a man he have never once before meet . on the run anderton must evade the highly controlled security of the future united state capital all while try to prove his innocence and and in so do unravel the secret of the system secrets that would destroy everything the organization have work so hard to achieve . what really make this movie stand out be not the visual effect ( though and they certainly be amaze ) and but it be the human aspect of this film that make it a memorable experience for the audience . the film manage to cater to all human emotion contain within the plot and from the fear of loss and obsession and greed and fear and insecurity and and many more . all the character be find to be believable and a none of them come across a be cardboard and a so many other action film do . tom cruise pull a very believable performance and i consider this one of the best of his average joe performance . by this i mean like in war of the world he doesn not come across a be a superhero and a he be in the mission impossible franchise . he be perfectly believable a a sad soul who only wish to make up for his past mistake and punish the criminal of the world . haunt by tragedy of the past we can not help but sympathize for his loss and because we can believe him . this isn not a straight forward tragic character and such a kurt russell colonel oneil in stargate ( 1994 ) . john anderton be suffer and but he hide it well and go on with his job . in fact his loss be his drive in his work and so naturally he can not believe it when the system turn against him . it the compelling character and performance from the actor that make the difference between a good movie and a great movie . special effect have nothing to do with the quality of the human element of the story ( sorry and michael bay ) . the special effect of this film be amaze and provide a believable and yet still fascinate view of the future . unlike vision present in blade runner and and to a certain degree total recall and this be a very clean and well keep design for the future . all the building shine and all vehicle appear to be in tip top condition and but like those other dick base film the underlying structure of society be as corrupt a ever . how the effect crew for this film be skip over by the academy i will never understand and because even two year after i first saw the film many of the visuals remain stuck in my mind . you should not miss minority report and because in my opinion it be one of the best film ever make and let alone one of the best science fiction film ever make . for a thrilling and emotional and and mentally stimulating movie experience i can not recommend minority report strongly enough to give the film credit and for it go above and beyond what so many other film have do . so and if you want excitement and brain stimulating idea forget the garbage of the current theater film and such a transformer and and do yourself a favor represent forget that an action movie be not suppose to be dominate by pure special effect and action and go out and buy a copy of minority report and put it in your dvd player and sit down and and enjoy a non stop thrill ride of a movie .