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In the years since his novel DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? was brought to the screen as BLADE RUNNER (1982), Philip K. Dick's paranoid, futuristic works have frequently made the same leap---sometimes as brainy puzzlers (OPEN YOUR EYES, A SCANNER DARKLY), but more often as star-powered action vehicles (TOTAL RECALL, PAYCHECK). NEXT (based very loosely on Dick's short story 'The Golden Man') falls squarely in the latter category, with always-game Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson, a man with the ability to see two minutes into the future. Afraid that all sorts of frightening demands will be made on him if the true scope of his ability becomes known, Johnson limits the use of his powers to a hokey, third-rate Vegas stage show and reading slot machines to gauge their payouts. Meanwhile, terrorists have imported a nuclear device into the US, with the intention of detonating it in a major metropolitan area, and FBI agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) has discovered that CrisÆs ability is no fake and that he might be able to prevent the disaster. Unfortunately for Cris, he has just met Liz Cooper (Jessica Biel), a gorgeous schoolteacher who gets more involved in this international intrigue than she had any intention to. Lee Tamahori (DIE ANOTHER DAY) keeps NEXT's action coming at an admirable clip, fully exploiting the filmÆs gimmick of several possible outcomes to every major crossroads that Cris encounters. Enough things explode, drive fast, and roll down hillsides to satiate any action fan looking for a well-oiled thrill machine. Cage and Moore are their usual likeable screen personas, Biel's Liz Cooper is a suitably crushworthy romantic interest, and Mark Isham's (CRASH, THE BLACK DAHLIA) score provides perfect accompaniment to the proceedings.Product Identifiers
ProducerNorm Golightly, Graham King, Arne Schmidt, Todd Garner, Nicolas Cage
EAN5017239120701
eBay Product ID (ePID)61637323
Product Key Features
ActorThomas Kretschmann, Tory Kittles, Peter Falk, Julianne Moore, Nicolas Cage, Jessica Biel
Film/TV TitleNext
DirectorLee Tamahori
LanguageEnglish
Run Time96 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2007
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesWidescreen, Making the NEXT best thing\Visualising the NEXT thing\The NEXT grand idea\Two minutes in the future with Jessica Biel
GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerMark Isham
ReviewsEmpire - There are several nice set-pieces
ScreenwriterPaul Bernbaum, Jonathan Hensleigh, Gary Goldman
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleNext
Director of PhotographyDavid Tattersall
WriterPhilip K. Dick