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.
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.
Saw NEXT last night, perhaps the first contemporary action thriller based on Philip K Dick's work. It's a sometimes thoughtful pic starring a subdued Nic Cage as a man who can see just two minutes into the future, occasionally more. Playing with time perception is something films are good at and NEXT has some effective moments, imaginative and well done against this conceit, but it is lumbered with the tired old 'stop the European terrorists on a countdown with the bomb' idea as its main plot, introduced through some particularly clunky dialogue, especially jarring after the subtle opening scenes. The result is a schizophrenic film, with the most interesting moments (presumably those closest to Dick's original vision) occurring when Cage is reflecting and relating sadly to his paranormal predicament and emotions, whiles those least convincing are around the stunts, chases, or when nasty villains/tough heroes from the special forces brandish hi tech weaponry in clichéd acts of the drama strewn war on terror. At one moment the captured Cage is forced to watch TV with his eyes kept open, a scene which recalls the therapy in CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Director Lee Tamahori did the great ONCE WERE WARRIORS, and also the Bond DIE ANOTHER DAY. NEXT is a a good film but uneven enough in tone to suggest there's a quieter, more profound one trying to get out, away from the next explosive action sequence and the makers should have taken two minutes out of their day to find it.
Having read the short story (The Golden Man) several years ago I was surprised to learn that a film was being made of it. As details emerged it appeared to be only loosely based on the general concept but I was interested nonetheless as I always seem to enjoy Nicholas Cage&#39;s films.<br/><br/>Next borrows the concepts of 2-minute precognition and someone with such an ability being pursued but that&#39;s it. The writers made their lives easier by cheating a fair bit as he can see hours into the future by being in the presence of an attractive young woman, and can project his presence in one case (the car park rooftop). The film can still be enjoyable by overlooking these but it is indicative of the overall level of the film. It is slightly b-movieish with an old-school car interior scene but the moments of disbelief no longer suspended weren&#39;t numerous enough to ruin my enjoyment of the film.<br/><br/>Next gets a thumbs up from me but as a slightly quirky Nicholas Cage film than a science fiction film.
What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel.
The Golden Man a lot but the 2 main differences is that the book is set in a post-Apocalyptic america and the enemies are mutants not terrorists
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