Next (2007)

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Writers (WGA):

Gary Goldman (screenplay) and
Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

If you can see the future, you can save it.

Plot:

A Las Vegas magician who can see into the future is pursued by FBI agents seeking to use his abilities to prevent a nuclear terrorist attack.

Plot Keywords:

Explosive Vest | Seeing The Future | Police Chase | Train | Car Hit By Train

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, and some language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | UK:12A (original rating) | South Africa:13V (original rating) | Italy:T | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:11 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Germany:16 | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42014) | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | South Africa:10V (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)

Trivia:

The film's translation in Russia is "The Prophet"

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Early in the film Johnson walks into a casino off of Fremont street in the heart of Las Vegas. Upon exiting the casino later, however, he finds himself just off the Las Vegas Strip across from Paris Hotel and Casino approximately 2 ½ miles away from Fremont street.

Quotes:

Liz: You can see things before they happen?
Cris Johnson: Only my future... except with you. I saw far beyond anything I'd ever seen before. You need to get away from here.

Movie Connections:

References "The Munsters" (1964)

Soundtrack:

Asi Sera

The worst Philip K. Dick adaptation, yet

A couple of weeks ago I had seen "Impostor", which had only gotten a rating of 5.8 on IMDb, although it was a relatively entertaining movie, in my opinion. Since I liked all movies based on Philip K. Dick stories so far, I figured I might give "Next" a try even though reviews hadn't exactly been raving about the flick.

Well, "Next" deserves its reputation. Everything here is wrong, except for the promising premise of the original story. The casting choices are terrible. There is absolutely no chemistry whatsoever between Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel (and both act horribly). The CGI is laughable. No effect in the whole movie looks convincing. Hell, even the stylist did a bad job. How else could you explain the terrible wig-like hairstyles of Cage and Julianne Moore? Finally, the story literally goes nowhere. This is one of the most unsatisfying endings I've ever seen (although there is something satisfying about it, and that is that the movie ENDS).

How anyone can release a movie like "Next" in 2007 and expect it to be successful, is beyond me. After having seen this flick I understand why Philip K. Dick once said that he wanted to stay as far away from Hollywood as possible.