Next
A sci-fi thriller about a Las Vegas magician Cris Johnson (Nicholas Cage) who has a gift – he can see a few minutes into the future.
He's been spending all his time laying low and performing money-making card tricks, when along comes government agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) to convince him to help foil a terrorist plot. She finds this hard, obviously, because he's always a few minutes ahead of her. The devil!
- Director:
- Lee Tamahori ('Die Another Day', 'Once Were Warriors', 'Along Came A Spider')
- Writer:
- Gary GoldmanJonathan Hensleigh
- Cast:
- Nicholas CageJulianne MooreJessica BielThomas Kretschmann
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressWhat starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel...
The New York Times
pressIn Next, a crummy action and speculative-fiction hybrid, Nicolas Cage plays a guy who can see into the future two minutes at a time. It's too bad that Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those same powers of divination to save himself from making yet another inexplicably bad choice in roles...
Hollywood Reporter
pressDespite an outlandish premise, Next suffers from being too conventional...
LA Weekly
pressDirected by Lee Tamahori with his customary flash and glitter, Next lives from one brilliantly executed chase sequence to the next, which is more than enough reason to stay the course...
Film Threat
pressIt's noisy, nonsensical, and will fade from your consciousness even before you make it out of the theater lobby, but it's entertaining enough, and Tamahori throws us a few curve balls to keep things interesting...
Christchurch Press
pressA confused mess of poorly executed half-baked ideas. While Tamahori can't be blamed for the cliche-ridden script (complete with '80s-style Euro villains), tacked-on romance and dreadful dialogue, all his beautiful shots of the Grand Canyon can't make up for some truly shoddy special effects, awful back projections and generally low level of production values. Cage, also, is truly dreadful...
BBC
pressWith plenty of action on offer, there are a few thrills and spills to be had. It's just a shame that none of the laughs are intentional...
Variety
pressWhat starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel...
The New York Times
pressIn Next, a crummy action and speculative-fiction hybrid, Nicolas Cage plays a guy who can see into the future two minutes at a time. It's too bad that Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those same powers of divination to save himself from making yet another inexplicably bad choice in roles...
Hollywood Reporter
pressDespite an outlandish premise, Next suffers from being too conventional...
LA Weekly
pressDirected by Lee Tamahori with his customary flash and glitter, Next lives from one brilliantly executed chase sequence to the next, which is more than enough reason to stay the course...
Film Threat
pressIt's noisy, nonsensical, and will fade from your consciousness even before you make it out of the theater lobby, but it's entertaining enough, and Tamahori throws us a few curve balls to keep things interesting...
Christchurch Press
pressA confused mess of poorly executed half-baked ideas. While Tamahori can't be blamed for the cliche-ridden script (complete with '80s-style Euro villains), tacked-on romance and dreadful dialogue, all his beautiful shots of the Grand Canyon can't make up for some truly shoddy special effects, awful back projections and generally low level of production values. Cage, also, is truly dreadful...
BBC
pressWith plenty of action on offer, there are a few thrills and spills to be had. It's just a shame that none of the laughs are intentional...
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