Next (DVD) Reviews

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Next is a strange science fiction action film that is very, and I repeat VERY loosely based on the science fiction short story The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick. The film depicts Cris Johnson (Nicholas Cage), a man who has the power to see two minutes into the future, and ...  Read the complete review

I've been a fan of Nick Cage since I saw snake eyes a few years ago. To me, he seems to be an unlikely action star; someone can portray the every day man who gets tied up in an increasingly unlikely scenario, be it rouge military operatives hijacking a prison with bio weapons, to searching for a hidden golden city, his movies seem to ...  Read the complete review

For some reason I seem drawn to all movies that involve some form of time travel, manipulation or viewing and this, along with the fact that it has Nicholas Cage in it, made me get the DVD, a takeaway and hope to have a good evening with a good movie. The basic plot is that Cris Johnson played by Nicholas Cage can always see two minutes ...  Read the complete review

'Next' was directed by Lee Tamahori who was responsible for the smash hit 'Die another Day' and, while I don't think Next was as good, it certainly was quite entertaining. Chris Johnson (Nicolas Cage) earns his living by simple magic tricks and winning money in casinos. But this isn't your run of the mill trickster as he can actually see into the ...  Read the complete review

'Next' has more plot holes in it than the pair of socks im wearing. Which is saying something believe me. However compairing 'Next' to a pair of holey socks is quite fitting as they are both alike... Rubbish If you are a Nicolas Cage fan (I was before i saw 'the knowing') then I'd recommend seeing 'Face off', or 'Con Air,' as this film ...  Read the complete review

Next was released a couple of years ago, directed by Lee Tamahori, and I ended up watching it the other night, as a last resort film. It didn't look too promising as I'm not a fan of Nicholas Cage and the storyline sounded a bit generic. Cage plays Cris Johnson, a "magician" who can see two minutes into the future. The trouble ...  Read the complete review

Next was a 2007 DVD release by Lee Tamahori, the same director who was responsible for both XXX movies, and the smash hit Die Another Day, an installment of the hugely popular James Bond series. Starring Nicolas Cage, Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore this is a film which I can only describe as some sort of cross between '24' and a movie with a ...  Read the complete review

Directed by: Lee Tamahori Screenplay by: Gary Goldman & Jonathan Hensleigh Genre: Action - Fantasy - SciFi Country: USA Certification: 12+ Language: English Released: 17th September, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Nicolas Cage (Cris Johnson) Julianne Moore (Callie Ferris) Jessica Biel ...  Read the complete review

An execllent, clever movie! Despite the very basic plot, it contains enough twists and turns to keep even the Jive Bunny on his toes. I watched the move twice, and I am still left unsure. (but in a good way) Basically the plot revolves around a Las Vegas Illustionist, with seemingly pyschic powers of being able to see into the future. ...  Read the complete review

After his last film (the truly awful Ghostrider) Nicolas Cage gives us something half decent to watch. He plays Johnny Casino, a Las Vegas magician and illusionist. But he's the real thing, he can see the future - but only 2 minutes into his own future. His father (I assume it's his father) is played by Peter Falk in a blink and you'll ...  Read the complete review

Me and my girlfriend watched this film over the weekend as we are both Nicolas Cage fans and thought this film could be quite decent. Unfortunately it doesn't deliver. Cage plays a character called Chris Johnson who is a Las Vegas magician, earning a few bucks doing magic tricks, but mostly making his money from the casino tables. He ...  Read the complete review

I saw this movie on Amazon.co.uk and thought it sounded and looked quite good but that all changed once is started watching.... This movie is about a man named Cris Johnson (Nicholas cage) who has the scary ability to look a few minutes in to the future. He decides to use the ability for does cheap magic tricks and to win at gambling in Vegas ...  Read the complete review

I first seen this film advertised about a year ago, and was intrueged by its premise, but didn't actually get to see it initially. I finally managed to see it on DVD over the weekend. Cris Johnson is an alcoholic magician who works the Las Vegas circuit. Behind the smoke and mirrors though, and unbeknown to his audience, Cris does ...  Read the complete review

Nick Cage is a good actor. If you have ever seen face off or con air you know that he does the anti hero role as good as anyone. Here we find him with the power to see whats going to happen next! Hence the title! He can only see a couple of minutes into the future but it helps in all of his decision making and he never puts a foot wrong. Ofcorse ...  Read the complete review

Next is a typical Nicolas Cage movie, it is an out an out action thriller, with a touch of science fiction thrown in, full of complete nonsense (based on a Philip K. Dick story) and a no attempt to explain any questions that regularly pop into your head as you watch. Cage plays Cris Johnson, a Vegas magician who has the strange ...  Read the complete review

NEXT! I needed something silly and dumb for yet another wet weekend forecast and so after speed dialing my ex girlfriend I got no luck, so instead I decided a trip to Blockbusters would be more rewarding. Because its nearly April most of us have seen all the films we want to see on the cheap rack and so scratching around on the bottom ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes, just sometimes, a movie comes along and surprises, giving you something you hadn't expected. In my case, I love most things associated with sci-fi writer, Philip K Dick and having enjoyed the screen adaptations of "Total Recall", "Minority Report" and most famously "Blade Runner", it was a delightful ...  Read the complete review

When watching films there are always certain rules to abide by. One of them for me is don't expect anything where Nic Cage wears a dodgy looking hairpiece to be any good. Case in point, Gone In 60 Seconds and most recently Ghost Rider. In Next, he sports some nice flowing locks carefully integrated with his receding hairline. It's a brave attempt ...  Read the complete review

If I happened to be driving along one day and a lorry containing radioactive sludge crashed and poured its contents on to me I hope that my superpower isn't seeing the future. Personally, I imagine knowing what's going to happen would be depressing as you can tell how everyone is going to die (in the case of being smothered in radioactive waste - ...  Read the complete review

96 mins Lee Tamahori — director Nicolas Cage — Cris Johnson Julianne Moore — Callie Ferris Jessica Biel — Liz Thomas Kretschmann — Mr. Smith Tory Kittles — Cavanaugh José Zúñiga — Security Chief Roybal Jim Beaver — JTTF Director Eric Wisdom Jason Butler Harner — Jeff Baines ...  Read the complete review