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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Great premise of a small-time magician who can see slightly into the future who gets dragged into a plot to prevent the detonation of a nuke. Starts strong with great, clever action and intelligent dialog particularly from Julianne Moore. Cage plays it mostly straight, not too over the top, to good effect. The whole thing is undone with a super cringey, unlikely and unnecessary romance featuring Jessica Biel. The chemistry is about as good as a 10 foot pile of sneezing powder and a leaf blower. Not to mention, Moore comes off far more attractive than the one-dimensional plot-filler Biel. Meanwhile, what exactly Cage's future-seeing powers will do to stop the nuke still isn't even revealed by the midpoint of the film, seemingly saving up a big twist that never really comes. Like so many Cage films you want to grab the screenwriter and smack him around a bit for having so much potential but then throwing it in the crapper. Oh well. I watched until the end but fans of Nic Cage and Julianne Moore will get value out of this one.

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. Next is many times over the top and silly but it's a movie about Time Travel starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel by the name Next. The things i liked about this film was mostly Cage he was very smart and i liked that he could see the future and being a badass at the same time although his love interest Biel kinda felt forced but still i liked it as a movie it was fun and very smart when it wanted to of course. As for Moore she was good too everyone did their parts well but the villains should be much much better but still a pretty nice film 7.9/10

Cris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) is cheesy Vegas magician Frank Cadillac. In his spare time, he wins small amounts at the casinos. He does this by seeing into the future by about two minutes. FBI agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) is tracking him hoping to use his skills for the government especially with a stolen Russian nuke on the loose in L.A. Cris uses his power to woo stranger Liz Cooper (Jessica Biel) who has a special connection and affect on him.The idea is intriguing and the movie does it well at times. It works to some extend until it does one of the worst cheating ending ever. There are problems even before the ending. It's the little things like Nick Cage's stringy long hair. It would be great to have an opening exposition of Cris' powers during his childhood. His 36 consecutive hours story is a good one to do. Jessica Biel is hot but him sleeping with her so quickly cheapens their connection. It's got good and bad until the ending. The end is simply a cheat.

Next (2007): Dir: Lee Tamahori / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Peter Falk, Jim Beaver: Here is an intelligent idea with a horrid delivery. Action film about future starring Nicolas Cage as magician Frank Cadillac who is wanted by FBI due to his ability to foresee the future by two minutes. Too bad that he didn't possess this ability before being cast in this film. Apparently there is a bomb set somewhere in the city and he is needed to assist in finding it. Script is smart with director Lee Tamahori having fun with Cage's options and humorous surprise ending. Tamahori previously made The Edge, which is far more suspenseful. Cage has fun with the role playing off Cadillac's need for solitude. Supporting roles are unfortunately flat relying totally on Cage to carry it. Jessica Biel is basically there to sleep with Cage then she is kidnapped and strapped to a chair with a bomb. Julianne Moore as an FBI agent is wasted. She has done far greater performances in much better films and this is definitely beneath her. Peter Falk appears briefly but serves little purpose. Jim Beaver plays a guy named Wisdom and that appears to be lacking in much of the film. The film is well made from a visual and production stand point, otherwise it is pointless entertainment. There is not much in terms of originality so it is not likely that we will be looking forward to what happens next. Score: 5 ½ / 10