Really quite a good movie, especially for one that I never heard of being released in cinemas. Really keeps you on the edge of your seat - Love Nicholas Cage's acting, very suitable for this role I think.
This film can best be described as a gimmick film. The gimmick here being that Nicholas Cage's character possesses the ability to see all possible outcomes up to two minutes in the future. Thanks to a recycled plot involving a loose nuclear device in the city of Los Angeles, and a ridiculously manufactured and unrealistic love story, the gimmick becomes stale very quickly. Cage tries to inject a bit of flare to this cookie-cutter Hollywood film by adding some eccentricities to his character (which I would bet were not in the original script.) This seems to be his solution lately when handed a bland leading man role (see 'Ghost Rider'). Unfortunately for Cage, and for the movie itself, this strategy doesn't work this time. Cage's character, instead of seeming quirky and likable, just comes off as weird and creepy. This, added with the wasting of Julianne Moore's talent by casting her in the role of the stereotypical headstrong female FBI agent, and a so-called 'twist' ending that can only be described as ridiculous and aggravating, makes for a decidedly sub-par film. Not to mention that the filmmakers blatantly rip-off a rather famous scene from 'A Clockwork Orange' without even batting an eyelash, or assuming that anyone would notice.
Eh this movie was good but what I really wanna know is how does Nicholas Cage end up with Jessica Biel?? I know in real life he's married to a 22 year old but come on we all know that it's just for his money!! But that can't be the case in the movi ecause he isn't exactly rich nor good looking in this movie..... anyways the plot was good!
I must be getting old or something. This movie did nothing for me. Cage's hair looks terrible, the story offered nothing new or exciting, and then to have it all flash back after the bomb exploded well, that ending just sucked. Not a total waste of time but have enjoyed many other movies a lot more.
One of the worst movies ever made. I no longer respect Nicolas Cage as a human being. It's good for being a terrible movie but the sad part is they were trying, and even worse is the fact that PEOPLE ENJOY THIS MOVIE FOR SOME GOD AWFUL REASON
Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors. Every role he has is great (except for national treasure). I especially liked his role in this movie. Awesome action was included too. This was pretty good so just go watch this.
Great movie. I thought it would suck but it was really good. The story was terrific. The movie went by so quickly though because it was so interesting.
This one plays a mind game on you! I liked this movie. Could you imagine being able to see a couple minutes into the future? What would you do with that power?
ok a movie of one of my favorite actors..this is a nicholas cage movie so this is an automatic good movie for me but the only bad part is the ending...if you know what i'm saying...but other than that it's a great and heartstopping movie..
How so much plain damn stupidity can pass these days through the Hollywood system is beyond me. How can it be? Somebody, please explain it to me. Despite everything you've heard before, nothing (and I mean NOTHING) can prepare you for the shitty copout-ness of the cataclysmically bad ending that's served us here, and the unbelievable poorness of the dialogue. I have a good ten chunks of litterally unspeakable dialogue written up my notepad, and let me tell you, they're juicy ones. Does anyone read the script between pre-production and filming?
Anyway, yes, I did start my review of Next with my word on the ending-- and that's because, mind you, it's not the kind of ending that induces a groan because the film ends up on a worse note. Nope, it's the kind of ending that pisses in the audience's face, the kind of ending that causes an immediate transfer from crossed-armed boredom to slackjawed horror.
Of course, there's the technical aspect : wow, like, OMG, fucking CGI. Cars rolling down the hill, as to generate some kind of suspense. An ginormous explosion that looks so video-gamey it's practically insulting. No, seriously, it's the very opposite of nice to look at. As for the plot (what?), well, it's stringed together by unexciting, purely functional car chases that not only reek of the studio's need to pump in even more action, but also are mostly simple misunderstandings. Example : our hero is chased by the FBI, who do not wish to harm him one bit. Where's the fucking tension?
Poor Cage. Poore Moore. Both gifted performers, the common strength of their personas completely work against them in Next, and it's no secret. Both actually try to REALLY inhabit their characters, which often results in moments of laughable would-be intensity that's 200% hampered by the editing choices (studios, once again). Trust me, it really severs every chance at depth both attempt by portraying Cris and Callie as actual human beings. It's never their fault, but it's such a drag to watch them trapped in such a hot mess. As for the usually talented Biel, not much is required of her, except of course providing a believable romantic drama angle and ample cleavage. She succeeds in 50% of the tasks mentionned above.
All in all, Next is well-below the usual Hollywood stupidity. Terribly penned and directed without an ounce of inventivity, it's essentially a subpar superhero film without the costumes, and with an incredibly moronic ending to boot.
How is this even possible? How so much plain damn stupidity can pass these days through the Hollywood system is beyond me.
whoever thought of the idea for the show, great thinking. i enjoyed every minute of it. i was constantly at the edge of my seat eager to find out what happens next.
All and all a pretty descent movie. Another bad hair day for Cage though and to big of an age gap. But two be able to see two minutes into the future before it happens would be awesome. Sign me up.
Similar to Memento in its use of concept and existentialism. Not quite as good, the existentialism being buried pretty far under all the effects, but a good use of an interesting concept. Cage's character has to be using his ability to go back and redo certain events thousands of times more than the special effects show and his narration about the ripple effect of time travel is what gives this story lots of possibilities. I liked Julianne Moore, Peter Falk in a short scene, and Jessica Biel. The romance between Biel and Cage was awkward though. They tried to develop his feelings for her as the thing which pulls his conscience into action, but most of their scenes together seemed like they belonged in a different movie. This movie has the opposite look of Memento though with all the bright sunshine and wide open spaces, even Las Vegas is big and bright.
A wonderful suspense movie with a very unpredictable ending. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Though I think the relationship between Cris and the girl developed abnormally fast.
Yes this was a big old ball of stinky cheese, had plot deserts as large as Cage's forehead and was most probably yet another example of a Phillip K. Dick story being taken out into the street, put into the stocks and pelted with rotting fruit and vegetables.
However, to pick at any aspect of this preposterous movie just makes the whole thing pointless and I have to say with the brain left outside the room and a couple of beers on board I actually quite enjoyed the whole stupidity of this film.
Chris Johnson was born with the ability to see two minutes into his own future but chose to hide it in an attempt to lead a "normal" life, until FBI agent Julianne Moore decides that he is her best chance of foiling a terrorist plot to detonate a nuclear weapon in California. Next is a fairly generic sci-fi actioner based on an interesting premise taken from yet another Philip K. Dick story, but the upshot is that it's 24 with Hiro from Heroes instead of Jack Bauer. There are a couple of flaws in the logic of the plot; the reason why Jessica Biel's pretty and pretty irrelevant character alters his ability and who the terrorists are and what it was they hoped to achieve are both completely ignored. What is left though is an entertaining action flick that ticks all the no-brainer boxes. Essentially it's just a superhero film without the tights but thanks to some well executed set pieces and direction with a modicum of flair it's a fun way to spend an hour and a half if you're not in the mood for anything too taxing.
Loosely based on the short story The Golden Man, it's no wonder that the storyline feels pretty weak when stretched to a two hour action flick. On as side note, Julianne Moore is even less credible as a badass cop than she was as a porn actress in Boogie Nights.
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