Movie Night: Next

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Title: Next (2007)

Cast: Nicholas Cage, Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel

I'm not a big fan of Nicholas Cage but I have to admit that his movies usually have an interesting premise and I appreciate that he's in so many action/sci-fi films. And this one's no exception, a really good film with sci-fi flavor based on Phillip K. Dick's short story.

I'm surprised nobody has tuned this idea into a TV show yet since it offers plethora of things to explore. I would be interested in exploring the relationship between Cris and Liz, why his ability works better on her than on anybody else. But mostly, I would love to see him use his thing to help Callie solve crimes. I didn't really like Callie - yes, she was kick-ass, decisive and a great shot, but I didn't like that she was willing to torture Cris to get what she wanted. Cris, who was innocent in this whole thing, he had nothing to do with the terrorists and she knew that, she just wanted to force him to do her bidding any way possible. Was she any better than the terrorists they were chasing? I mean, she was willing to hurt completely innocent people to get what she wanted... Still, I would be interested in seeing Cris and Callie work together.

I would give the movie 6/10. The premise is really cool - I would've just preferred someone else in the main part.