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If you can see the future, you can save it.
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
| Nicolas Cage | Cris Johnson |
| Julianne Moore | Callie Ferris |
| Jessica Biel | Liz |
| Thomas Kretschmann | Mr. Smith |
| Tory Kittles | Cavanaugh |
| José Zúñiga | Security Chief Roybal |
| Jim Beaver | Wisdom |
| Jason Butler Harner | Jeff Baines |
| Michael Trucco | Kendal |
| Enzo Cilenti | Mr. Jones |
| Laetitia Danielle | Miss Brown |
| Nicolas Pajon | Mr. Green |
| Sergej Trifunovic | Mr. White |
| Charles Chun | Davis |
| Patricia Prata | Showgirl |
| Lee Tamahori |
5.80 out of 10 (2835 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Average..... very average.... Disappointing
posted on 28 Aug 2009if you are looking for a Tuesday or Wednesday night when u r feeling bored and dull then this movie will is just the thing for u but if it is Friday night / weekend then definitely skip it and wait till Wednesday to watch it.the storyline is not catchy and always predictable, though the director tried to pitch in with some future scenes and then coming back to the present and saving the day kinda stuff, but u gotta agree even that is predictable in a movie where the main character is a magician who can see future as disclosed in promos. there is nothing special in the movie which we have not seen in other movies of same kind.the acting well gotta agree for a weak storyline they had very fine actors doing the major roles. Nicolas cage, playing the role of the magician and Julianne Moore as an FBI agent doing their stuff beautifully as always and they were well supported by Jessica Biel and Thomas Kretschmann but is is the storyline and weak screenplay that wasted their efforts. that is exactly why this movie falls far behind "Deja Vu" which had only Denzial Washington but yet did well due to unpredictability well captured by screenplay.Ending was far away from predictable thats true but if you are wondering how it happened well u won't get any answers.
Worst Time Travel Movie I've Ever Seen!
posted on 24 Aug 2009The only thing this movie accomplished was pointing out the fact that the whole idea of time travel is completely ridiculous. There are so many things wrong with this movie that it would take days to explain, but I'll point out a few.First of all, this movie became less and less believable as the movie progressed. When I saw Nicholas Cage split up into several different versions of himself, I burst out laughing. The writers clearly did not have a grasp on the true implications of time travel and simply threw in a few special effect to try and please the audience. Second, all of the supporting actresses were not at all developed and were completely miscast. Julianne Moore as the FBI agent was not at all believable and her acting was laughable to say the least. Jessica Biel as Elizabeth Cooper is definitely pleasing to the eyes, but that's where it ends. Her character was not developed at all and added nothing to the film. Nicholas Cage tried desperately to save this movie, but he was not up to the task.Third, aside from the absurdity of the way time travel is handled in this film, the movie is completely disjointed and the ending of the film is not a surprise at all. It only annoyed me even more. If I'm going to sit through almost two hours of garbage, then I at least want the Hollywood ending. Don't annoy me with some lame attempt at being mysterious at the end.On the positive side, I liked the first 20 minutes of the film. I think the film would've been much better if they just focused on how Nicholas Cage deals with this rare ability instead of trying to have him save the world. Take out the nuclear bomb, FBI, and pretty woman and you might actually have yourself a decent film that deals with the personal problems of being able to see your own future.
I loved it. Why Didn't I hear About This Film Till Now?
posted on 14 Aug 2009This is a bit of a gem as far as I'm concerned. I never heard about it till I traweled my favourite DVD store online and found it there. I had to go into town to pick up another DVD I had ordered so instead of getting Next online I picked it up with the other one I had collected. More of that one later.Next is the story of a man played by Nicolas Cage (a very underrated actor IMHO) called Cris Johnson. He is a performer in Las Vegas with a minor stage act as a kind of mentalist. He can predict things in the future. The gag with this, however is that what he can do isn't a stage act. He has the ability to see 2 minutes into the future, or thereabouts. But he keeps the talent kind of low key so that he for the most part stays under the radar with people. But on the night the movie starts he is playing at a casino and winning at cards. This action makes the security people upstairs who are watching him suspicious. They think he is cheating in some way and want to grab him for some questioning. But because he is now aware of them he rather deftly evades capture by stealing a car in an elaborate cat and mouse game of evasion. The movie then switches to the office of one Callie Ferris played by the lovely Julianne Moore who is an FBI agent also tipped off about Nic Cage's character. She's been watching his show and is also suspicious. But suspicious in that his abilities must be somehow real. She tries to recruit him to helping her find some terrorists of European origin who have brought a nuclear weapon into the city of LA and plan to blow that up. Cris for his part doesn't want any part of this because as a child he underwent examination after examination about his gift and thus wishes to keep his low profile life. He has regular habits. He always visits this coffee shop at the same time every day because he has seen a vision of a girl that will come there. True enough that girl does come and is played by the lovely Jessica Biel. He wants to get out of the area so after some drama with her and a mad suitor of hers he gains her sympathy, after the suitor decks him..Thus they embark on our adventure and we have both the FBI and now the terrorists after this guy. I won't say any more because the movie picks up from the point after they leave the coffee shop and things start moving at a good pace. The ending left me gasping because I thought I was watching one set of events, but it all tied together very well as far as I'm concerned.
Not very good
posted on 14 Aug 2009My philosophy. A movie has to have a great ending. It is the ending of the movie which makes or breaks it. A dull movie with a great ending can redeem it to legendary status. However, a movie that's intriguing and captivating with an ending that is poor will ruin the entire movie.One such movie is Next starring Nicolas Cage.Because of the main character's ability to see 2 minutes ahead in time EXCEPT when experiencing the future with a certain young lady, this made the plot a little confusing. It was difficult to tell what was happening in 'real time' and what has happening 'two minutes ahead'.I watched this movie right to the end, expecting something explosive or at least something thought-provoking to come out of it.However, I found the ending to be akin to " ... and then he woke up and it was all a dream". it made me want to throw something at the screen or demand my money back - what an injustice! When you watch an interesting movie with a bad ending it makes you feel CHEATED. ROBBED. MADE A TOTAL FOOL OF. DISSATISFIED. The dissatisfaction being that you were misled into watching something that was incomplete with a stupid unthought out ending tacked on.
Yes, but why does every movie have to be cookie cut?
posted on 02 Aug 2009Is it because producers think we can't think and have to have things spoon-fed to us in syrup? A Dick story is usually engrossing although not always well-built; this movie started off engrossing but rapidly became a patchwork of movie moments and clichés. Finally, the ending (maybe we were supposed to satisfied by then) seemed to fizzle out on itself like a spent firework. Nicholas Cage is so often wooden yet faintly likable that I can watch him without irritation but Jessica Biel - at least the character she was given - was so much the one-dimensional eye-candy token gesture that I kept wishing she'd slip into the past and stay there.Unfortunately once you weed out the clichés - tough female FBI agent, lissome but polystyrene young female lead who has a scene with a group of children to prove she is really a real person, hero with a past, etc etc you end up with not much of anything except suspension of disbelief which is only going to take you so far - usually to the closing credits, and I cant even really remember what it all ended up being about...Watch it so you can say you saw it.
Takes a While to Take Off
posted on 31 Jul 2009Not highly rated here by many users, but that is probably because the film takes a while to really take off. When it does, it keeps you pinned back because the ride is at breakneck speed.Whoever thought of the plot must be a genius. It's another blend of time travel with quantum physics and clairvoyance, except that the main character is only able to see 2 minutes ahead. More, he sees the different permutations possible in those two minutes.There are, of course, inconsistencies which has one gasping "now why didn't he..." Other than that, the climax virtually explodes in your screen and just when you thought it was all over, a surprise awaits you at the end that even has you feeling a tad foolish for having been so gripped by it.
"NEXT" is not the next level in excitement
posted on 31 Jul 2009Hollywood has been taking liberties with the science fiction stories of acclaimed author Philip K. Dick since 1982 when helmer Ridley Scott turned Dick's novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" into the futuristic, landmark, cult favorite "Blade Runner" with Harrison Ford as a bounty hunter tracking down human-looking robots. While the stories have been altered inevitably to accentuate the sex and violence, the Arnold Schwarzenegger epic "Total Recall" (1990), the Tom Cruise actioneer "Minority Report" (2002) and Asian director John Woo's whirl with "Paycheck" (2003) qualify as more respectable adaptations than such half-baked misfires as the Peter Weller saga "Screamers" (1995) about killing machines run amok on an alien planet and the 2002 Gary Sinise alien look-alike thriller "Impostor." The lightweight but predictable new Nicolas Cage action-thriller "Next" (** out of ****) draws its inspiration superficially from the 1954 Dick short story "The Golden Man" about a fair-haired mutant who takes advantage of his ability to see into the future to elude the authorities that are determined to capture and kill him. Scenarists Gary Goldman of "Total Recall," Jonathan Hensleigh of "Armageddon," and Paul Bernbaum of "The A-Team" have overhauled the plot and retuned it as a contemporary suspense yarn about nuclear terrorism in America. Ultimately, "Next" falls between better Dick adaptations like either "Blade Runner" or "Paycheck" and the lesser efforts as exemplified by "Screamers" and "Impostor." "Next" casts "Ghost Rider" star Nicolas Cage as glib but likable Las Vegas illusionist /mentalist Cris Johnson. Cris performs standard magic tricks on stage like pulling doves out of the least likely places and guessing what audience members will say before they utter it. Cris augments his meager income by capitalizing on his ability to see two minutes into the future to beat the odds at any of the casinos. Mind you, Cris exercises discretion so as not to arouse the suspicions of either casino authorities or the gaming commission. He wins consistent small sums of money on a regular basis without attracting attention. As "Next" unfolds, Cris runs out of luck when he discovers that casino security is going to bust him for thwarting a robbery. When he spots an armed man approach the cashier's cage, he sees into the future and realizes that the man is going to gun down a couple of casino guards. Cris catches the guy by surprise and disarms him. The sight of the guy's gun in Cris' hand triggers alarms everywhere. The authorities swarm the building, but Cris escapes because not only can he alter his appearance but also he is able to elude casino security in the maze of slot machines. Later, in the film, Cris explains to heroine Jessica Biel that he doesn't know how he acquired his clairvoyance.Meanwhile, Cris' uncanny ability to see what is going to occur before it does attracts the attention of tough, no-nonsense FBI agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore of "Hannibal") who believes that Cris can help her to prevent a terrorist attack in Los Angeles. Basically, Ferris turns a blind eye to the Bill of Rights and behaves as if she were a cross-between of Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry and Mel Gibson's Martin Riggs from the "Lethal Weapon" movies. The FBI's chief problem is that they have no idea where the terrorists will detonate their stolen nuke. Nobody especially likes Ferris' harebrained idea but they have nothing else going for them so they follow her lead. Were this not enough plot, "Next" goes after the date movie crowd with a romantic subplot that has our hero wooing innocent twentysomething blond school teacher Liz (Jessica Biel of "Stealth") at a nearby Indian reservation. Their first encounter in a Las Vegas coffee shop is pretty funny stuff as Cris imagines the many ways that can introduce himself to Liz to win her sympathy.Initially, Cris refuses to help the FBI with his extrasensory gift despite their claims that the lives of 8 million people hang in the balance. Our hero suspects that he will be arrested, confined indefinitely against his will, and exploited by the Bureau for his extraordinary powers. Eventually, through sheer tenacity, Ferris catches up with Cris, braving a landslide at a cliff near a Grand Canyon motel that destroys the establishment. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the Feds, terrorists with Eastern European accents and brisk efficiency are monitoring the Bureau's every move. Predictably, the villains abduct the comely Ms. Biel and use her as a hostage in their bomb threat plan. Since Cris has fallen in love with Liz, he now has a reason to be patriotic.New Zealand director Lee Tamahori, who helmed the outlandish 007 epic "Die Another Day" and the superlative "XXX 2: State of the Union," relies on super-charged, high-octane, action sequences to distract audiences from the formulaic, far-fetched plot. Cage is at his action hero best whether he is avoiding antique steam trains plunging down the side of a mountain or nimbly dodging the bullets of a sniper. "Next" allows Cage to be funny and heroic without one detracting from another. At the same time, Tamahori pares down what could have been a loquacious plot into a trim 96-minute actioneer with explosions galore. Unfortunately, "Next" unravels in its final quarter hour with a surprise turn of events that recall the abysmal 1989 thriller "Millennium" with Kris Kristofferson.
Easily the worst film of 2007
posted on 29 Jul 2009If you are a movie-lover with even a shred of standards for the movies you watch, please take my advice and don't watch this movie. You will never see another film that makes you feel more like you've just wasted part of your life by seeing it.This is the sort of movie that Hollywood producers make solely to make money. They have no pretense of trying to make a great film or a film that's exciting and will stand the test of time. They simply want to make a mediocre film with a gimmick that will get people into the theater, fill it with lots of explosions and shooting and Jessica Biel, and hope that the majority of their audience will not be smart or critical enough to be disgusted by it.Even the premise sounds like it was thought up by some idiot screenwriter to appeal to the studio heads who want to make gimmicky movies in the hopes that it will fill theater seats without having to deliver anything more. I can almost hear the conversation: the screenwriter says, "Okay, I got this idea about a magician who can see two minutes into the future and he has to stop a terrorist attack." The studio heads reply, "That's great! Let's greenlight this sucker! We'll work out the rest of the plot crap later."The plot does indeed feel like it was pasted on long after the initial gimmick was conceived. It is so contrived, and the characters are so poorly-developed and without motivation, that it feels like the screenwriter wrote it by following a "Screen writing for Dummies" manual. Characters don't exist for any other purpose than to advance the plot. The bad guys are a good example of this. Personally, I think great villains are a huge part of what make a movie worth watching. Villains are inherently interesting characters, because their morals are different from those of normal people and because they create conflict wherever they go. The villains in this film are absolutely terrible. I could not for the life of me understand who they were or why they wanted to blow up Los Angeles. Not only that, they seemed to be a random collection of people from all over Europe. I suppose the screenwriter figured that it was none of the audience's business to know anything about them. All that was important is that for some reason they were after Nicolas Cage.Which brings me to the Nicolas Cage character, the magician named Chris Johnson who can see two minutes into the future. It has always mystified me how Cage got to be a leading man at all, much less an action star. He has never struck me as a very charismatic or likable lead actor, and he doesn't vary from that in this film. In order for a film to succeed, the audience needs to care about its lead character. If we don't care what happens to him, why even watch the film? In this movie, Chris is pursued by FBI agents who want to use his ability to find a hidden nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Fully 80% of the entire film consists of Chris running away from the FBI agents. He explains to Julianne Moore that he just wants to live a normal life and not have his abilities exploited, hence his constant running. So we're expected to care about a guy who's too selfish to use his abilities to save millions of lives? A guy who spends most of the movie desperately attempting to avoid helping save these people from a gruesome death by radiation poisoning? I think this screenwriter should have to retake Screen writing 101 before he can be allowed within 100 yards of a producer again.Bottom line, this was a movie made to make money, and that's it. It wasn't made to be a great film, or to dazzle audiences with the magic of the moving picture. It was made so that the producers could buy new boats. If you really want to spend your time watching movies like that, be my guest, but don't say I didn't warn you.
Two Minute Rewind Button
posted on 27 Jul 2009What would life be like if you could rewind two minutes whenever you wanted? You'd tell everyone ELSE that you can SEE two minutes into the future. But for YOU, what it FEELS like is a skip-back-2-minutes button on life, the universe and everything. This movie unfolds that point slowly, and competently, blending outsider to insider perspectives. That's the real storyline and it satisfies. OK I just spoiled the plot, but wait not really (inside joke). Watch for that issue to climax and I believe (hope) it'll be more satisfying.This is an original idea fleshed out thoughtfully with some pretty people doing it. That's the non-formula formula Hollywood should be practicing as if it were about to be eclipsed by YouTube anyway. I'll agree there are a few lines of dialog that seem hacked by high-schoolers. And the love story is weak on both sides, too devoted too fast. "Wait, who are you again? Oh right, I guess I am completely in love with you too." Minus two points. Still darn entertaining. Not artsy fartsy nuancy original, just a refreshingly new idea: how one simple ability would, in vicariously rich detail, transform a life, from little benefits (knowing what pickup lines will fail on a girl) to huge (saving the world). I normally hate abrupt endings, but not this time. This movie could have gone on and on and on for like forever because of the two minute rewind thing, and there was just no way out but quick, like a bandaid.And by the way Biel is such a cutie. Shallow, I know, but this movie is a nice buffet of little things: her exotic Euro-Choctaw face in its prime, lots of masterfully crafted details in dialog and setting, flashbacks satisfyingly filling in the cracks, even some cool special effects. Just how would *you* deal with a dozen trucks falling down the hill toward you AND a pretty FBI agent? Well, with the unlimited do-over thingy, you don't even need to look. They had some fun with this one.
oh my GOD!!!
posted on 25 Jul 2009Let me start by saying this is the first movie, or near first, that I have ever given a 10 out of 10. Usually 9 is the highest because most movies can always be a bit better, but not this one! It is EXACTLY what I label as "My kind of movie!" From the beginning it starts out taking different directions, similar to Chris'(Nicholas Cage), and one can never really tell where it is leading. So many times I've seen a director start out strong and keep the movie goer on the edge only to drop us near the end. Well, once again, NOT this movie! My heart raced all the way to the very end, and WOW! What an ending! While I'm a big fan of Cage, this has to be one of his top performances, not to mention top choices for acting in a movie. KUDOS Nicholas!! BOY do I hope there is a sequel. :-)
Quite good
posted on 15 Jul 2009«Next» is certainly not a very good movie, the kind you have to have in your DVD Library.It's the last of a long series of novels written by Phillip K. Dick that have been put on screen. Don't think you are going to see a new «Blade Runner» or «Minority Report». The story take place in our time. The interest of the story line is the question : What can you do if you know the immediate future ? Is it fate or can you change it ?About the actors, Nicolas Cage is playing Nicolas Cage very well. Julianne Moore and Thomas Kretschmann are good and it's funny to see Peter Falk dressed even worst than in Columbo.I would have put a 5/10 to the film but Jessica Biel is perfect, and I don't mean only gorgeous, but her acting is good as well.Finally, I would say that I had some fun during 96 minutes.
well i was enjoying it until...............
posted on 07 Jul 2009am i the only person that thinks the ending is a little stupid, what was it he got wrong and how did he correct it (the bomb i mean) also how come he saw hours into the future when the woman was kidnapped even though he could only see 2 minutes before. i know allot of you are gonna say how he stops the bomb is left to your imagination but I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE A FILM, I WANT TO WATCH IT!!!!!! also i know 2 people can get close quickly but i didn't really believe the relationship between cage and the girl, also there were some massive holes in the explanation of his abilities. anyhoo i give it a 4 because i really enjoyed it until the abrupt and unsatisfying ending
Any virtue this might have had died when the nic was cast
posted on 03 Jul 2009Someonw, any one, please, please tell Mr. Cage to go away. He is laughably bad in every movie and it is getting way worse every time. At this rate someone -- any one == may utter the three nicest words that one can say about this unattractive, untalented product of nepotism gone mad -- BOX OFFICE POISON. Just please make it stop and the worst part of a terrible movie is that he doesn't die at the end (his character that is). I have not reached the point of wanting anything bad to happen to Mr. Cage himself but if he keeps this up (or down), I may not be able to restrain myself. Just please make him stop. Even going through the channels and accidentally landing on this for one minute is painful. Confession, I made myself watch some of this, including the dumb ending, just so I could plead in good conscience, no more, no mas. Ugh.
Fascinating story with a different twist dealing with "time"
posted on 23 Jun 2009Given the concept presented in the story this movie could have gone "over the top" into the ridiculous but it did not...and it kept the story to "people" or more specifically to our hero having to deal with decisions we all have to make but with a difference for him. The action associated with the "time" element of the fate choices possible or "seen" were fascinating the way they were portrayed and for me the most enjoyable and intriguing part of the story. It was entertaining and fun with enough suspense to draw you in but avoided unnecessary sub plots and detail taking you off course. A simple plot idea with the bad guys presenting an important if not unrealistic threat but a threat none the less we all have contemplated. For me the "perfect ending". I love a surprise and twist but also that inevitably it all makes sense.
Too awful. Poor story line
posted on 05 Jun 2009Stay away from this movie. It doesn't worth your time watching it. . Poor storyline which makes me sleepy. Another boring performance by Cage( Con Air is the only movie of him which i like). Cage can do nothing to save this boring. His character's abilities is so powerful that it makes this movie so boring...Cris Johnson (Cage) faces no challenges at all in this movie. All i can see his Cris Johnsen bullying the bad guys without hurting himself. All his moves are so predictable. No twist in this movie which could have make it interesting, except for the ending twist which makes it so lame (extremely). The motive of the terrorists is not clear. Only thing which is worth watching in this movie is Jessica Biel.Julianne Moore is not bad in this too. But I can say the special effects are done quite good. Worst movie I ever seen in year 2007. I wish i didn't watch this before.
Remember the Future in a Great Action Movie
posted on 03 Jun 2009When a group of terrorists threatens to explode a nuclear weapon in Los Angeles, FBI agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) sees in the Las Vegas magician and smalltime crook Cris Johnson a.k.a. Frank Cadillac (Nicolas Cage) the hope to find where the device is hidden. Cris has the ability to foresee and change his future up to two minutes ahead, but is not receptive to the government proposal afraid of the experiments he was submitted when he was a child. While escaping from FBI, Cris meets the gorgeous Liz Cooper (Jessica Biel) in a cafeteria and he recalls that he had dreamed on her. Liz offers a lift to Cris and they immediately fall in love for each other. But agent Ferris wants to force Cris to help her at any cost while Liz is abducted by the terrorists."Next" is one of the best action movies I have recently seen, with an excellent and unpredictable story of the awesome Philip K. Dick; gripping screenplay with many twists that inclusive provides a hook for a possible sequel; and fine performances of three of my favorite contemporary actors and actresses: the sensational Nicolas Cage, the wonderful Julianne Moore and the sweet Jessica Biel. I really liked a lot the hilarious sequence when Cris is "studying" the best way to approach to Liz in the restaurant. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "O Vidente" ("The Fortuneteller")
Entertaining action flick
posted on 30 May 2009I enjoyed watching this movie, especially when considering the last two movies of Nicholas Cage ("The Wicker Man" and "ghost Rider"). Furthermore, his cooperation with the angel-like looking Jessica Biel looks like a match in heaven.Personally I think the 6.3 IMDb-Ratting is somewhat low. It suggests that this movie is comparable with for instance "The Contractor" of Wesley Sniper. So, I give this movie a 8.0 rating due to the good actions scenes and its interesting plot.If you like a good action movie with an unexpected end, you should definitely watch this movie.
Oh Yeah, well I loved it before they even made it......
posted on 28 May 2009It's true...I've always been a fan of anything to do with time travel...even a couple of minutes in the future is enough to get me exited about a movie... This is 'Quality' too...And it's good to see Nicholas Cage back in quality roles with some substance...Admit it, the 'Gone in 60 Seconds, the recent 'Ghost Rider' these were simply vehicles that made him $$$$$$$$$$,$$$...(He had an 'Island to buy after all', soo PULEEEZE, give him a break!...Geesh!)...Actually, as much as I liked this movie, it made me realize what a crappy life I have and how much of-a-difference a really good opportunity, or a-whole-Lotta'-Cash would/could make in my life...Actually, either one (either persona), the dude in the movie - Cris 'Frank Cadillac' Johnson (althoughthe 2-minute thing might be a lil' irritating), but 'my gosh' (CURSEWORD HERE), meeting someone like Jessica Biel (that fell in love with me?), with her striking good looks and (prolly) wide-range of talents and being able to actually win at the blackjack table!!!...Yeah, I got a pretty crappy life...Kidding, (but serious)...Or heck, Even Nicholas Cage (which would definitely be my 10th-20th choice), but still if you can just imagine growing up knowing the world is truly 'at your feet'...Meaning: You have enough gitas (gitas: green paper to 'git us this and git us that') to do whatever you want...'yeah, whatever' (including buying your own island!)...Oh well, I'm pretty depressed now...So cutting this one a bit short, even though I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and recommend it highly...GO RENT IT!...I'm gonna' go stand in traffic or something...I have a hard time even remembering two minutes in the past, much less seeing the future...I bet it's that thing that's going around, the STML-thing (Short Term Memory Loss)...Bottom line (literally) This movie 'exudes quality'...and for me, that's what it really takes to make it a movie worth watching...Thanks...and again, My kindest Regards to you All!!!...Sirvertual~
disappointing
posted on 24 May 2009Lee Tamahori's film is quite disappointing, though having some good premises; eventually the sensation is something midway between "24" and "Minority Report" but without their adrenaline. The director focuses only on the Nicolas Cage's ability to know what's coming two minutes in advance; it works but it's not enough for it to be really gripping. There are some apocalyptic scenarios but everything is too unreal and too goofy as well. Jessica Biel is really impressive but only for her beauty. On the whole, as a fan of Nicholas Cage, I expected a more enthralling story and also a better performance.. Julianne Moore as well is certainly wasted for such a film.
Hmmm, Unintentionally Funny But Perhaps You Should Skip To The Next One
posted on 30 Aug 2009Alright, so you're thinking of what movie to watch. You have a mental list and 'Next' happens to be one of the movies on that list. Well, clearly the title is telling you to skip to the next one. Cominh back to the film in question, 'Next' does have its moments, moments of unintentional comedy. Yes, some of it is so bad that it's funny. But, the thing is that it did have potential of being an engaging action flick (even though I find the 2 minute-sometimes-extending-todays pre-cog thing weird). Tamahori is a funny director. It as the fresh casting of Cage, Moore and Biel that got me interested in this movie. Nicolas Cage balances unconvincing expressions with melodrama. Jessica Biel plays the typical girl you'd like your mother to meet. She does look very pretty though. The chemistry between them is so soap-opera like. But for me, the biggest disappointment was how Julianne Moore is wasted in a role that could be played by any average actress. With Moore's name to the cast, I always expect better but the actress isn't given much to grind. Oh well, ask me about this movie and my answer shall be 'Next!'.