Next (Blu-ray)

Good movie, would recommend.

What's a good adventure movie to you? If it's a movie with a neat premise and excitement then this movie is for you. Nicolas Cage is excellent as an odd man who's been able to see every outcome for every action over the next two minutes since birth. Such a person's world would be odd indeed and Cage plays that sort of disjointed human perfectly. Two minutes is the limit of his ability but you'll be amazed at how helpful that can be. Two minutes, that is, until he sees a girl in his future. Who knows where his basically magical ability came from or it's meaning? It is tied in some small part to this girl, Jessica Biel. Julianne Moore plays an unpleasant Federal agent who's prickly as hell. Her demeanor is likely necessary due to the stakes. Some nondescript terrorists want to blow up a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles and Moore's character wants to use Cages powers to find them first. Watching this special person do his special things is extremely fun. When the feds storm the terrorist hide out and they're all making their way through the area it's a treat to watch all the soldiers crouched and running, looking everywhere for the bad guys when Cage's character is just walking with them. He knows at all times when a bullet might find him.Some critics panned the ending but I found the explanation of the girl's influence a reasonable one. They also complained of a lot of plot holes of which I only saw one. How did the bad guys know Cage's character would ruin their plans? That would likely have been explained in a sequel. Did the bad guys have a Nicolas Cage of their own? What were his/her powers? We'll never know now because today's critics wouldn't know a fun movie if it kicked them in the junk!Watch this movie and enjoy!PeteR..

Added to my collection, good movie.

THIS MOVIE WAS VERY INNOVATIVE AND REALISTIC OF A GOD GIVEN SUPERNATURAL GIFTING TO A MAN. THOUGH THEY DO NOT GIVE THE CREDIT TO GOD. AT LEAST THEY DO NOT CALL HIM PSYCHIC. IT HAD PLENTY OF ACTION , BUT NOT TOO MUCH. IT STARTED TO GET CRAZY AT 1 HOUR AND 23 MINUTES WHEN THE STAR BEGAN TO SPLIT OFF INTO SEVERAL PEOPLE, BUT HE THEN WOKE UP FROM A DREAM KNOWING HE HAD TO HELP THE GOV. WITH THE PROBLEM THEY HAD. STOPPING A BOMB THAT WOULD KILL MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE EXCEPT FOR THE FORNICATION AS USUAL. ACTORS WERE GOOD! AS WELL AS THE PLOT.

What seems to be an ordinary guy with a small magic trick in Las Vegas, is actually not (Nicolas Cage). He can see two minutes into the future. He doesn't want to attract attention so he only makes small bets to supplement his income and stay under the radar. However, the FBI is interested in him and think they can push him to see further, especially due to a major national security threat looming.I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and have watched it multiple times over the years.

Several of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick's wonderful stories have been translated to cinema over the years, the most notable ones of which are  Total Recall (Special Limited Edition) , Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) , and  Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) . I even liked  Paycheck (Special Collector's Edition)  and  Screamers . But Philip K. Dick's received shabby treatment from the film industry as well, what with  A Scanner Darkly  and with this one, NEXT, which is loosely based on Dick's short story "The Golden Man."Some plot SPOILERS follow.The premise of both MINORITY REPORT and PAYCHECK hinges in part on a character's knowledge of future events. Same with NEXT. All his life Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) has been able to see, with precise clarity, 2 minutes into his own future. All his life he's learned to keep a low profile, and even now he, as the Amazing Frank Cadillac, ekes out a living performing in a shabby little magic act in Vegas, wherein he could disguise his talent as a magic trick. Now and then, because his show doesn't pay a lot, he ventures in a small way towards the gaming tables. Cris is real careful. But, it turns out, he hasn't been careful enough.No-nonsense FBI agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) senses that Cris is more than he seems and asks him to help her locate a nuclear bomb set to detonate in Los Angeles. Cris, however, wants no part of it. He's instead fixated on a beautiful girl he's yet to meet, a girl he glimpses in a bout of precognition. But the FBI aren't the only ones spying on Cris. The terrorists, having noted the FBI's interest in the magician, have been keeping tabs on him, as well. And, in Liz, the girl in the vision, the terrorists and the FBI have finally unearthed Cris's weakness.What drew me to the film was the cool sci-fi set-up. And, unlike most films or books, NEXT endows its lead character not with nebulous visions but with well-detailed peeks into his 2 minute window. The most enjoyable and exciting moments in the film deal with Cris utilizing his gift to deftly evade capture in a casino. This sequence, in terms of its pinpoint timing and execution, is very reminiscent of the hide & seek scenes in MINORITY REPORT and in  The Bourne Ultimatum (Widescreen Edition) . After that, the diner scene, where Cris finally meets Liz, is the best and the most humorous. Okay, so these are the good things.Where does the film fall apart? Let's start with the villains, who seem to be mainly Europeans, but are mostly ill-defined and seem to appear in the movie simply because token villains are needed. The last half hour of so of the film deals with Cris taking on the baddies, and I can honestly say that these blaring, full-blown action scenes turn out to be the most dull and uninteresting of the lot. I simply didn't care. Another flaw is that there are too many moments throughout the film where the pace seems to just trudge along. What else? How about the introduction of Peter Falk's supporting character early on and then never seeing him again?And then there's the love story, which to me isn't pulled off convincingly. You have the lovely and grounded Liz, as played very nicely by Jessica Biel, and I guess I don't have it in me to believe that a practical girl like her could instantly hook up with someone like Cris, who, at first glance, seems a dubious and creepy character. When she gets guilt-tripped into offering him a ride, I was thinking: "How very not clever of her." Admittedly, a large part of it is that I just wasn't feeling any chemistry between them.Nevertheless, I was ready to forgive and forget all these botherations because I liked the sci-fi gimmick so much. That is, until the ending came along and completed the sabotage. The abrupt ending really, really, really sucks! Although, in retrospect, I guess it's a fitting end to a movie which had been spiraling downhill, anyway. On the acting side, I wish Nic Cage would dial down the quirky a bit. Even Jeff Goldblum says he should tone it down. If he does, I feel his characters would be better off and be more sympathetic. Cage is this close to becoming a caricature of himself. I also expected better from Julianne Moore. Props to Jessica Biel, though, for putting in an honest effort.In the "Just in case no one's mentioned them yet" department, here's what we get for special features, which also let down the fans: the obligatory "Making Of" featurette (18 minutes); "The Next 'Grand Idea'" - a 7 minute featurette focusing on a corner of the Grand Canyon (where several scenes were shot) and its Indian reservation; "2 Minutes in the Future with Jessica Biel" - a brief and boring interview; and "Visualizing the Next Move" - an 8 minute f/x segment centering on the CG aspects of the film. Overall, a dull set of extras. Sorry.What cleverness there is in this film is ultimately drowned in poor choices and bad film-making. NEXT should've been better. Instead, when folks think of this movie - if they think of it at all - they'll think of the neat sci-fi gimmick, yeah, but also that this one's a derivative action picture with many lulls. In the end, Cris Johnson becomes a character I fear the viewers will forget 2 minutes after having seen the film. And that's just doing Philip K. Dick a disservice.

I first saw this in 2007 and liked it. It is perhaps Cage's best performance, at least easily the most palatable.Pulling for him to win at every turn (no pun intended) was easy. The one thing that I thought loosened up the script (spoilers ahead) was the following. If they did not close down the cell towers and the sniper reported in that he was killed, then there would be no reason to hold his girl as bait. She, and the bomb strapped to her body would no longer be necessary. But then the rest of the picture came to light. The writers figured out that this was a flaw and fixed it. The only thing I was still hoping to see was how he was going to actually locate the bomb, but instead I was staring at the credits! I hope he someday finishes this movie, especially nowadays when ...

This film kept me engaged the entire way. Well written. Well directed. Good cast. The only thing that caught me off guard was the very ending of the film, which leaves many viewers (including me) a bit confused. Even with the sudden ending that leaves you wondering...this is still a terrific film.

This film ticks all the boxes for me: Intriguing, a bit of light comedy, quite a lot of action with dramatic scenes, not too much sex, swearing or violence and no drug-taking. The plot is simple but engaging, and I thought the acting was good. The characters are believable and although you might think the whole idea behind the film is totally ridiculous, you might change your mind after hearing the interview with Nicholas Cage in the extras.

This is one of those films that was met with mixed reviews, possibly because it seemed a little odd that his visions into the future were so short - except when it concerned Liz Cooper, played by Jessica Biel.With a terrorist plot to set off a nuclear device on the cards, the FBI and the terrorists hot on his tail, Cris Johnson goes on the run, but can only go so far before the Feds catch up with him, forcing him to help them foil the terrorists plans. Things however, don't go quite the way they were planned...

a sphycic who see s events two minutes ahead of him puts him in trouble,his magic act and gift nets him thousands of dollars but the fbi are after him after receiving a threat from a terrorist city of l.a, carl knows this and splits on the way every morning for years hes gone into his café for a martini at 8.50 exactly each day to meet the girl of his dreams and this day she turns up an is used as bait by the terrorists,a fantastic thriller,recommend it totally

I had not heard of this movie before finding it on amazon, but i thought i would give it a go and i was really surprised to find that it was a fantastic action movie with an interesting story line, there aren't many movies out there that can capture your imagination and keep you enthralled the entire way through the movie, but that is exactly what it did and it left me wanting next number 2!! Great buy, very recommended.

With the actors involved I thought this would be a very good film. The idea was good. However there are so many downs about this film. For a start Julianne Moore is totally miscast. Nicolas Cage seems bored having to play the same role over and over again. There are so many inconsistences in the plot it just becomes a bore of a film. I wouldn`t watch it again,