Minority Report (2015)

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 21, 2015
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 87
  3. Negative: 26 out of 87

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  1. SwarleyStinson
    Sep 30, 2015
    5
    The pilot was pretty good but by episode 2 it's already lived up to expectations and become another bland procedural, with a Sci-fi element that does nothing to change the same basic formula.
  2. EludiumQ36
    Oct 17, 2015
    5
    "Minority Report" was a fantastic film/movie and I was really excited to see its TV adaptation, but gahd how disappointing! Maybe if a top production team from HBO or FX did it, it'd be much better, but network TV never fails to once again fumble a promising property. And welcome to post-LOST TV where new shows - Minority Report, Limitless, Blindspot - hide a series-long mystery that they"Minority Report" was a fantastic film/movie and I was really excited to see its TV adaptation, but gahd how disappointing! Maybe if a top production team from HBO or FX did it, it'd be much better, but network TV never fails to once again fumble a promising property. And welcome to post-LOST TV where new shows - Minority Report, Limitless, Blindspot - hide a series-long mystery that they slow-drip you through with each episode with maybe a minor payoff in each season finale. I find myself FF'ing through most eps till the final scene where they throw a bone of a clue to the underlying mystery, saves me a lot of unnecessary watch time. I'm just not convinced I want to follow shows this way long term.… Expand
  3. quincytheodore
    Sep 22, 2015
    5
    Presentation benefits from flashy visual, but the cast and use of premise are apprehensively weak.

    Compared to recent surge of sci-fi series, Minority Report is looking more refined with clearly better production. However, this doesn't have the same thrilling spirit from Tom Cruise's action thriller. The precognition concept has been reduced to typical paranormal investigation like that    Presentation benefits from flashy visual, but the cast and use of premise are apprehensively weak.

    Compared to recent surge of sci-fi series, Minority Report is looking more refined with clearly better production. However, this doesn't have the same thrilling spirit from Tom Cruise's action thriller. The precognition concept has been reduced to typical paranormal investigation like that of Tru Calling or first season of Heroes. In fact, this may have had more buzz if it aired a decade ago.

    If you're not familiar with the source, or understandably forget the story, the show opens with brief narrative about the movie. In near future authority used precog system by plugging three siblings into a machine, a mix between psychic and technology to determine crime before it happened. Unfortunately, Tom Cruise proved that it had flaws and the project was scratched.

    One of the siblings, Dash (Stark Sands) now leads a normal witness protection life, but he still has the clairvoyance gift. With the help of a female police officer Lara Vega (Meagan Good) he helps solve crime in a rather timid sci-fi crime drama. The cast is leaning towards light comedy than thriller, which is perhaps intentionally made to suit the series.

    The problem is the two leads don't mesh together well. Stark Sands has the quirky savant look, but he doesn't possess the on-screen presence for a capable lead. Flash and Mr. Robot have intelligent character that work for them, sadly that's not the case here. Meegan Good is attractive for the lead female, but she's an odd choice for tough female role. While she does look fit, it doesn't translate to serious femme fatale personality.

    Its change to more humorous tone is different from the futuristic noir of the movie, it's not bad and probably better to accommodate TV series. It does rely too much on casual cop spectacle, yet doesn't really have the draw or chemistry such as Castle. Not to mention the use of psychic is getting old, the foreshadowing gimmick feels like a puzzle played too many times.

    The presentation is impeccable though. It's obvious that the show invests a lot on making the world looks brightly inviting. The details for gadgetry, environment and investigation are splendid. This world definitely could work for foundation for TV series, although the narrative and characters are not as intriguing.    … Expand
  4. Chinspinner
    Sep 29, 2015
    5
    An interesting premise turned into yet another procedural; with even the unique "precrime" selling point watered down to insignificance. There was an engaging and thought provoking series that could have stemmed from the film, but this is not it.
  5. Jericho9
    Oct 29, 2015
    4
    This show had so much potential but it seems like anytime a scifi show is released the writers and directors purposely kill it.

    Who the heck cast the roles for this show? The characters/actors are not right for this show at all. The only one who does a reasonably good job is the lead actress. Whoever hired these actors should be fired.
  6. BogKid
    Sep 22, 2015
    4
    I am glad that I did not see the movie “Minority Report” enabling me to assess this new TV series on its own merits. Unfortunately, the show seems to me to have very few merits.

    First watching this show is a little like watching an exercise video – with dialog. Absolutely everything is done by computer and by wildly waving your arms and twisting your wrists. It’s a little like the    I am glad that I did not see the movie “Minority Report” enabling me to assess this new TV series on its own merits. Unfortunately, the show seems to me to have very few merits.

    First watching this show is a little like watching an exercise video – with dialog. Absolutely everything is done by computer and by wildly waving your arms and twisting your wrists. It’s a little like the whole world is an iPhone and your fingers just aren’t long enough to move everything around.

    The first show has a truly juvenile plot coupled with hackneyed writing and pretty generally stiff acting. Sorry cast. You need more work, or maybe you just need a new Director. Somewhere along the line, someone has said, “We need more cowbell, no, no, more special effects.” And more special effects are what “Minority Report” gives you. More than you need or, hopefully, more than you want.

    All in all, the show is a mish-mosh. Not entirely boring, but not very interesting either.    … Expand
  7. Knighthawk81
    Sep 22, 2015
    6
    I was dubious of this show because of the concept and the ripped from a movie nature of the story. I didn't think it would work. However, I found the pilot more enjoyable than the second season premier of "Gotham," and a bit of a pleasant surprise. Will it be a great show? No. But it might be a watchable show.
  8. metaguest
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    The show is overall okay, but angry that the lead lady cop's boobs are always hanging half out. Really???? Making female authority figures look totally unprofessional really stinks.
  9. martinex
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    Megan Goode is not doing herself any favors with her forays into television so far (see Mr. Robinson). This show reminds me of a bad episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Let's hope the future looks more interesting than this crap.

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Spencer Kornhaber
    Sep 25, 2015
    40
    The show itself, while existing in a sleek future of advanced technology, is a bit clunky. It hews to the most obvious tropes of case-of-the-week shows about oddball visionaries partnered with law-and-order sharpshooters, and in the first hour at least, doesn’t pay its audience much respect when it comes to the plausibility of dialogue, character motivations, or the security procedures at a mental institution for former future-convicts.
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  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Sep 21, 2015
    40
    Minority Report disappoints because, in its first episode at least, it is uninterested in the very idea that enlivened the film: that precrime could be wrong.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Sep 21, 2015
    40
    Besides Sands's performance as Dash, a likably frazzled ingenue who hurls himself bravely into action but has no physical skills to speak of, the production design is the best (maybe only) reason to watch Minority Report.
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