NEXT (2007)

TITLE
Next

STARRING
Nicholas Cage, Jessica Biel, Julianne Moore

WHAT THE BOX DOESN'T TELL YOU
The box pretty much sums up the story so let's get right down to synthesizing the story. It's got action, story, a little sci-fi and of course a love story complete with almost a twenty year age difference between Cage and Biel (in real-life).

WHY I WOULD RENT IT AGAIN
Short stories make the best films - I earnestly believe that, and this movie is based on a short story. It flows nicely and while it's not the best Cage action film, it's pretty darn good. Especially enjoyable is the development of Moore's character. There's a less than satisfying ending, but that is pretty typical of the sci-fi genre which this film flutters in an out of. The purposely nondescript terrorists are less developed than we're used to thinking. If you recall back to the eighties action films, you knew inside and out the flaws of the antagonists, in today's modern films, less time equates to less character development. I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but it is definitely not compelling. Still, Cage is a reliable performer and you know no matter the role, he's going to deliver.

WILL MY GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND LIKE IT?
Yep.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Completely skippable!

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