Next (2007)


Next (2007)

Next (2007)

Next (2007)

Next (2007)

Next (2007)

Next (2007)

Next (2007)

Next (2007)


Next (2007)


Director: Lee Tamahori


Cast: Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson, Julianne Moore as Callie Ferris, Jessica Biel as Liz Cooper, Thomas Kretschmann as Mr. Smith, Tory Kittles as Cavanaugh, José Zúñiga as Security Chief Roybal (as Jose Zuniga), Jim Beaver as Wisdom, Jason Butler Harner as Jeff Baines, Michael Trucco as Kendall, Enzo Cilenti as Mr. Jones, Laetitia Danielle as Miss Brown, Nicolas Pajon as Mr. Green, Sergej Trifunovic as Mr. White, Charles Chun as Davis, Patricia Prata as Showgirl



Philip K. Dick has been the resource of stories for some very exciting
films (Minority Report, Total Recall, Blade Runner), but in NEXT, his
short story 'The Golden Man' as adapted by Gary Goldman and directed by
Lee Tamahori, the concept of precognition as a human feature in
altering the future falls into a video game format that becomes more
action film and less human interest tale.

Cris Johnson AKA Frank Cadillac (Nicholas Cage) is a sloe eyed Las
Vegas grungy magician who has found a way to hide the fact that he has
the gift to see two minutes into his future, a gift that rewards him at
the gambling tables but draws attention from the FBI after a thwarted
attempt on Cris' part to stop a robbery is captured on video tape. The
FBI, especially Agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore), knows that a
nuclear device has entered the USA by terrorists headed by 'Mr. Smith'
(Thomas Kretschmann), and that if the device cannot be traced, a
nuclear bomb threatens the lives of millions of citizens. Agent Callie
observes Cris' talent and engages him to aid in the discovery of the
site of the device. But Chris' powers lead him to a beautiful young
woman Liz (Jessica Biel) with whom his powers to see into the future
can be extended for more than the requisite 2 minutes. After a series
of 'attempts' at introduction, Cris and Liz bond, allowing Cris'
expanded powers to be of more help to the persistent Agent Callie. From
that point on the film dissolves into yet another combustible crashing
action flick with endless CG special effects, all but erasing the
character development. And the ending is as one might expect - not very
Philip K. Dick in style.

Cage and Biel do well, Moore seems bored with her character, and
Kretschman yet again embodies the evil of terrorism and beyond. There
are some rather extraneous scenes on an Indian reservation that add
little except the beauty of the Grand Canyon to the story, and there
are some truly funny scenes of themes and variations on the chances we
take in approaching a potential love source. But in the end all gets
rather lost in the explosions ad infinitum that mark the film as a
routine action flick. Grady Harp

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