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Actor(s):

Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles

Director(s):

Lee Tamahori

Label: Paramount
Publisher(s):

Paramount

Studio: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
MPN: PARD351664D
Format(s): AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $13.99
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Editorial Reviews

Description

Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret: he can see two minutes into the future. Sick of the government and scientific interest in his gift, he lies low 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.

Amazon.com

The weirdness of actor Nicolas Cage and the weirdness of science-fiction author Philip K. Dick seem like a natural fit. The premise, taken from a short story by Dick, is a good one: A mediocre Las Vegas magician named Chris Johnson (Cage) can see into the future--but only about two minutes at the most. Just enough to pull off his act and to make some money at the gambling tables, so long as he's discreet. Unfortunately, he hasn't been discreet enough; a government agent (Julianne Moore) has sussed out his precognitive talent and wants to use him to track down terrorists. But all Johnson cares about is a beautiful young woman (Jessica Biel, The Illusionist) that he can see in his future--much further in his future than he's ever seen before. Next has flashes that point to a much, much better movie than it turned out to be. A sequence in which Johnson, clairvoyantly explores all the different permutations of how he might approach his mystery woman is both funny and thought-provoking, and when Johnson avoids pursuers by knowing just the right moment to turn a corner or duck his head, it's smart and suspenseful. Unfortunately, the terrorist part of the plot is utterly perfunctory and precognition is reduced to an action movie gimmick. Somewhere in there is the kernel of a romantic comedy about precognition that's just waiting to be made. Cage gives a solid if unsurprising performance, Moore is basically earning a paycheck, but Biel is unexpectedly good (and her part is considerably better-written than your usual romantic interest); her performance suggests a better future than anyone might have predicted. --Bret Fetzer

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Customer Reviews

Good entertainment

I'm surprised I like this film, but that keeps happening with me and Nicholas Cage. The movies I think I'll hate, I love and the ones I think I'll love, I hate. Weird. Anyway, my best friend encouraged me to watch this movie and I'm glad that I did. I thought the little quirk of being to see into the future for just two minutes intriguing. I found Chris/Frank odd and charming. Biel was actually pretty good as a love interest in this film and I even like the big twist at the end. Win. Win.

From J. Kaye's Book Blog

Nicolas Cage stars as Cris Johnson, a magician, who can see can see a few minutes into the future. He tries to stay off the government's radar. The reasons are obvious. They'll use his abilities, which is exactly what happens when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear bomb. Chis becomes a hunted man.

The story idea behind this movie is awesome. It was the acting that fell short, starting with Nicolas Cage. He wasn't the only one though. It was as though no one really wanted to be there. They were all just reading lines from the script. Also I want to add, there are some movies Cage was meant to star in. This wasn't one.

How ridiculous can a movie be?

This may be the worse big budget movie that I have ever seen. First, Nicolas Cage is laughable. He is a horrible actor. His choice of movies, mainly action hero films hides his incompetence as an actor. If he wasn't
Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, we may have been spared his one dimensional man acting. Second, the plot of this film is comic book material. Phillip K Dick's books aren't all great material.

This movie is for the simple minded, one dimensional, testosterone idiots that made Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Diesel and Van Damme stars.

Heaven help us that this non-sensical crap is being consumed by our young
people. Dumb actors, big tits exposed and lousy scripts. Perhaps this explains how an idiot like Bush could become President of the United States. Our kids are becoming mindless consumers.

How did a decent actress like Julianne Moore end up in this film? Where is her judgment?

I gave it one star. It deserves none!!!!!

about as good as Cage's dye job

#1 Cage's dye job was more distracting then the bad acting. Then again, maybe that's a good thing because it took my focus off the movie itself.
#2 Cage is way too old to be playing alongside such a yougner actress. Their relationship was really unbelievable and ridiculous.

This isn't one of Cage's better movies and not worth the price to rent or buy. I was so disappointed by thsi movie I actually feel the need to leave a review to save other unsuspecting victims.

Starts off good, then goes nowhere

Philip K. Dick adaptations are a tricky science. Now and then, you'll get genre classics like Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, and to a lesser extent Total Recall. Other times, you'll get Paycheck. Next falls somewhere in between, with Nicolas Cage starring as Cris Johnson: a two-bit Vegas magician who can see two minutes into the future. Using this ability to get by via gambling, Cris soon learns that a government agent (Julianne Moore) is after him to use him to track down terrorists and a stolen weapon, but all Cris has on his mind is a mysterious woman (Jessica Biel) whom he keeps seeing visions of. Next does get off to a great start with some inventive storytelling that actually manages to echo Dick's "The Golden Man" story of which the film is based, but it sadly veers into a pretty predictable, glossy action yarn that doesn't suit the talents of the otherwise solid director Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day). The villains (featuring the talented Thomas Kretschmann) get no depth at all, nor do many of the other characters besides Cris, and the film's ending will just leave you infuriated. Still, Cage is actually pretty good, and Biel is surprisingly good as well, but neither can manage to save this flick. All in all, Next is a disappointment in terms of being a fan of Philip K. Dick tales, and as a stand-alone sci-fi/actioner, just doesn't offer enough to keep you interested.

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