Anon

it's missing a sense of urgency or tension. i never really cared for sal frieland (clive owen). doesn't feel like his tragic backstory is really tied into the themes of crime in any interesting way. feels more like a plot device. the pov shots are very slow and unrealistically on-rails, i can't tell if this was an intentional creative choice or just an inability to properly emulate what it looks like to view the world from our eyes. you have to strike a balance between how it was done here and the handheld style usually employed. there is a reveal in the 3rd act that is utterly emotionally... read more

it is a decent premise that is essentially a minority report knockoff, but the execution is only okay. the way the technology was displayed as essentially a hud was pretty cool, but i wasn't a fan of the frequent use of pov shots. clive owen and amanda seyfried were essentially just going through the motions, both were very low energy. the ending was absolutely terrible. it felt like they ran out of ideas so they just came up with a way to end it. it is a shame that this is what to expect out of andrew niccol now. he got off to a fantastic start with gattaca, but he has never been able to read more