Next (2007)
This movie was fun filled action with a creative storyline and solid characters to boot directed by Lee Tamahori. It had loads of adventure and interesting scenes for leading actor Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson who had the unique gift of insight being able to see into the future for a brief period of time. If I remember correctly, he could see 3 minutes into the future. This allowed him to avoid certain things that would otherwise kill or injure him.
The premise went like this, when he was much younger the government tried to contain his unique ability and use it for their tactical military advantage. He was tested and probed in a psychological sense. This lead to anger and resentment towards the government and he then later avoided them by hiding out as a magician in a stage show. As fate would have it, the government agent played by the lovely Julianne Moore as Callie Ferris finds him eventually and then demands for his help. He is reluctant to give her any assistance; they are then determined to force him to help by capturing him. The story can go either way from this point – you will have to watch and see. But there is another side story with another lovely actress named Jessica Biel from the television series “7th Heaven” who at first doesn’t trust Cage’s character Cris, but eventually she comes around. The rest of the story follows in an entertaining way I recommend this one.
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