Next
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: April 27, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
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4
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12
Negative:
7
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80
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Directed by Lee Tamahori with his customary flash and glitter, Next lives from one brilliantly executed chase sequence to the next, which is more than enough reason to stay the course. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Wildly ridiculous and thoroughly entertaining thriller. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
A watchably absurd popcorn flick about a man who can see two minutes into the future. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This isn't a bad movie; it's watchable but the direction in which the filmmakers choose to take it results in a vague sense of dissatisfaction. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Next begins to seriously embarrass itself and its stars -- except for Biel, surprisingly, who manages to escape with a shred of dignity, possibly because her role requires little beyond looking gorgeous -- once it rolls to its climax. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Tamahori attempts to cover the ludicrousness of the story with a wickedly fast pace and sensational action set pieces. And in a film more than an hour and half long, events do whiz by. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It starts exploring different facets of its premise and transforms itself into a fairly competent suspense thriller. That's enough to make it respectable, but a few things keep Next from being lovable or memorable. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Ultimately, Next is just the next Nic Cage vehicle, another quirky story that allows him to do his patented neurotic balancing act in an askew world. The problem here is not just that Cage's shtick is wearing as thin as his hair; the role is a bad fit. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Next may be the silliest movie of 2007. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
It's noisy, nonsensical, and will fade from your consciousness even before you make it out of the theater lobby, but it's entertaining enough, and Tamahori throws us a few curve balls to keep things interesting. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Next bears some resemblance to another Dick adaptation, "Minority Report," about "pre-cogs" who can anticipate murders before they happen, but it doesn't really bother exploring the moral or emotional implications of Cage's power. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin Chang
What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
In Next, a crummy action and speculative-fiction hybrid, Nicolas Cage plays a guy who can see into the future two minutes at a time. It's too bad that Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those same powers of divination to save himself from making yet another inexplicably bad choice in roles. Read full review
40
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Next is clearly an attempt at a puzzle movie, one of those brainteaser pictures that lures viewers into another dimension, but it doesn't have the momentum, the quick-wittedness, to keep us wondering what's going to happen next. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Despite an outlandish premise, Next suffers from being too conventional. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
For an action thriller based on a Dick story, Next is peculiarly low-tech and hokey. Read full review
38
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Misbegotten mess. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
Next, which makes "National Treasure" look like a model of narrative logic, is almost beyond criticism. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
This implausible action thriller also stars Julianne Moore as an FBI agent who sees Cage's two-bit Vegas act and decides he can single-handedly save the world. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
This pseudo-Phildickian actioner is chum for the bigger fish to come this summer; for Moore, it's a slummer. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
When the story finally collapses in a heap at the end, you'll probably want your money back, but that's where the title comes in: "Next!" Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
An immediately forgettable action pic directed with a blowtorch by Lee Tamahori. Read full review
25
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
As a thriller, Next goes a certain distance on Cage's sad-sack charm and sense of humor, but it does nothing with its intriguing premise, and it's mostly just one more tedious and progressively dumb collection of Hollywood action clichés. Read full review
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