Minority Report
Based on a Philip K Dick story, and thereby, having at its core, a warning against technology beneath the action and the crime sleuth premise.Which, having Tom Cruise star in, draws upon that aspect more heavily. The end result is a rather delicate balance that showcases the imagery of technological advancements with a very subtle, darker price for the shiny facades and, in a more Philip K Dick reference, the Lies.
We get hints of it on several occasions. Such as Cruise's visit with the Inventor of Precogs and it's more gruesome origins. The fact that, regardless of the advancements of technology, the amount of murder and crime had increased in equal measure.
As I've said, these aspects are ingrained within the action, the intense race of our hero trying to stay one step ahead of his fellow pre-crime officers while discovering the darker truth behind the department he has given his all to.
Much of the action is quite good and an enjoyable watch as befitting a Cruise film.
I have seen this film a number of times and have bounced back and forth from complete appreciation to finding it more of a popcorn fodder. This time around I seemed to have made a concerted effort to focus on the subliminal aspects and my enjoyment of the film's entirety was on the higher spectrum.