Synopsis
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageCris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
- Julianne MooreCallie Ferris
- Jessica BielLiz Cooper
- Thomas KretschmannMr. Smith
- Jim BeaverWisdom
- Tory KittlesCavanaugh
- Peter FalkIrv
- Enzo CilentiMr. Jones
- José ZúñigaSecurity Chief Roybal
- Jason Butler HarnerJeff Baines
Recommendations
- 80
L.A. Weekly
Directed 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. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wildly ridiculous and thoroughly entertaining thriller. - 63
ReelViews
This isn't a bad movie; it's watchable but the direction in which the filmmakers choose to take it results in a vague sense of dissatisfaction. - 50
Variety
What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite an outlandish premise, Next suffers from being too conventional. - 40
Los Angeles Times
For an action thriller based on a Dick story, Next is peculiarly low-tech and hokey. - 40
The New York Times
In 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. - 38
USA Today
This implausible action thriller also stars Julianne Moore as an FBI agent who sees Cage's two-bit Vegas act and decides he can single-handedly save the world.
