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5.1 User Score:

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Based on 23 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Sci-fi  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Gary Goldman (also screen story)
Jonathan Hensleigh
Paul Bernbaum
Philip K. Dick (novel story The Golden Man)

Directed by: Lee Tamahori

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 27, 2007
DVD: September 25, 2007

Running Time: 91 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, and some language

Starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles, José Zúñiga, Jim Beaver, and Jason Butler Harner

In this sci-fi thriller, Nicholas Cage stars as a Las Vegas magician with a secret gift that is both a blessing and a curse: he has the uncanny ability to tell you what will happen next. (Revolution Studios)

What The Critics Said

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80

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

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.

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75

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

Wildly ridiculous and thoroughly entertaining thriller.

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63

ReelViews James Berardinelli

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.

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63

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

A watchably absurd popcorn flick about a man who can see two minutes into the future.

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50

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Tamahori attempts to cover the ludicrousness of the story with a wickedly fast pace and sensational action set pieces. And in a film more than an hour and half long, events do whiz by.

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50

Miami Herald Connie Ogle

Next begins to seriously embarrass itself and its stars -- except for Biel, surprisingly, who manages to escape with a shred of dignity, possibly because her role requires little beyond looking gorgeous -- once it rolls to its climax.

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50

Variety Justin Chang

What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

It starts exploring different facets of its premise and transforms itself into a fairly competent suspense thriller. That's enough to make it respectable, but a few things keep Next from being lovable or memorable.

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50

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey

Ultimately, Next is just the next Nic Cage vehicle, another quirky story that allows him to do his patented neurotic balancing act in an askew world. The problem here is not just that Cage's shtick is wearing as thin as his hair; the role is a bad fit.

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50

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

Next may be the silliest movie of 2007.

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50

Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar

It'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.

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50

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Next bears some resemblance to another Dick adaptation, "Minority Report," about "pre-cogs" who can anticipate murders before they happen, but it doesn't really bother exploring the moral or emotional implications of Cage's power.

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40

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

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.

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40

Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano

For an action thriller based on a Dick story, Next is peculiarly low-tech and hokey.

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40

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

Despite an outlandish premise, Next suffers from being too conventional.

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40

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

Next is clearly an attempt at a puzzle movie, one of those brainteaser pictures that lures viewers into another dimension, but it doesn't have the momentum, the quick-wittedness, to keep us wondering what's going to happen next.

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38

USA Today Claudia Puig

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.

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38

TV Guide Ken Fox

Misbegotten mess.

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38

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Next, which makes "National Treasure" look like a model of narrative logic, is almost beyond criticism.

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30

Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman

This pseudo-Phildickian actioner is chum for the bigger fish to come this summer; for Moore, it's a slummer.

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30

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

When the story finally collapses in a heap at the end, you'll probably want your money back, but that's where the title comes in: "Next!"

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25

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

An immediately forgettable action pic directed with a blowtorch by Lee Tamahori.

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25

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

As a thriller, Next goes a certain distance on Cage's sad-sack charm and sense of humor, but it does nothing with its intriguing premise, and it's mostly just one more tedious and progressively dumb collection of Hollywood action clichés.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 5.1 (out of 10) based on 27 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Razvy T. gave it an8:
Good movie, very, very entertaining. Recommended for those who like action movies.

Dan H. gave it a9:
The critics, some of you people, are crazy. This move was crazy! Very imaginative and original. It was put together well, had you on the edge of your seat, everything a good movie needs. I can't believe people are dumb enough to mention how unrealistic it is and all this crap. Wake up call, movies are meant to take you "out of the box". If you want to see realism, stick to documentaries! See this movie, and be puzzled as hell by the stupid things people have said about it. It's crazy awesome, bottom line! The only reason I gave it a 9 and not a 10 is because I wanted to see more, but it ended. Great movie!

Rainer S. gave it a7:
Good entertainment! It's not that easy to make purely entertaining popcorn cinema, and I think they did well with this film! What's wrong with cliché in this genre -- if it's cleverly twisted and not just the 100th repetition. I get easily bored with long action sequences but not in this case because they are quite original. Cage's trademark melancholy character works very well in contrast to the otherwise straightly plotted story. However, if you are looking for realism or deep psychological insight (as I do most of the time), maybe you'd rather look someplace else? With regard to this, many of the negative reviewers just miss the point, because they demand things the film never promised. I enjoyed this film from start to end.

Spongeee gave it a1:
15 mins into the film, I wanted somebody to look into the future and tell me how the movie ends because it was horrible!

Roger D. gave it a1:
Perhaps the worst movie of the year. Even if you buy the premise that a man can see two minutes into the future, the events in the movie are hard to believe. This is also the classic movie where the computer is constantly the "magic bullet." Whenever there is an obstacle or a problem, somehow a computer process can fix it!

Daryl L. gave it a6:
Not a great movie by any means in fact silly is probably the best adjective to describe it. Acting from the lead actor(s) is poor to say the least, feeling as though they couldn't even bring themselves to believe what they were doing. On a more positive note Jessica Biel does her job of looking stunning very well. On the whole an average movie, the whole idea of seeing into the future does make viewing fun at times but unfortunately its unlikely you will remember it in a weeks time.

Nic C. gave it a10:
Ignore what those loser critics have to say. I'd like to see them do better! The story is great and the action is rockin but it all comes together due to a fantastic performance by the supertalented Cage.

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