steven spielberg be one of the few director around today who can still manipulate an audience in one sense while dazzle and dare that same audience with storytelling and character skill fuse with ingenious visual effect . minority report be a shin example of that and which also have the grace of have an intelligent concept to start with and which so many sci fi film lack much less summer sci fi film ( look at mib2 to see what i mean ) and and also good than average acting . cruise take the lead role here a john anderton and who lead and more or less and the agency of police that prevent all murder on the basis of prediction from three pre cog ( one of them samantha morton who have the most important role of the three ) . the system be presumably perfect and until to the surprise of anderton and he be see to commit a murder and so start his quest to try and find out if there be a flaw in thirty six hour . this could be the basis for average sci fi fodder ( impostor and a film base on another philip k. dick story that come out earlier this year and be an point of that ) and yet spielberg elevate a story and create a unique atmosphere to coexist with his character while by the time the film be half way through you will be exhaust in entertainment . bottom line and this be the type of picture to see twice and first to get the feel and presence and and the second to clear up any misunderstanding in the plot ( or maybe to avoid scooby doo and windtalker ) and since this be indeed one of the best picture of the year and one of spielberg best recent picture . grade represent a plus or a .