It's an action adventure story about a man with the ability to see his life two minutes into the future.
The focus of this story is that FBI Agent Callie Ferris (Julianne Moore) is after him to use his power to find out where a group of terrorists is planning to detonate a nuclear device on American soil. Meanwhile Cris (Cage), knowing that he can only see two minutes into his own future, tries to elude Agent Ferris fearing that the FBI will never let him go once they capture him.
The question posed in this film is basically, do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one?
The film also tries to give a lesson about paradox as well; that even if you can look into the future, you have already changed that future by doing so.
Once again, most of the best action sequences in this film have been spoiled in the trailers, so if you've seen them, don't expect to see anything new in the movie.
I won't spoil the ending of the film, so all I'll say is that once the credits start rolling...that's it. From the grumbling of the other people in the theater, I wasn't the only one scratching my head saying, "That's it?" I even say all the way through the credits to make sure they didn't hide anything in them or at the end.
IMHO, "Next" should have added another 20 to 30 minutes to the end to give the story a true sense of closure. However, it wasn't just the end that seemed to have been dropped prematurely. We also never learn who the terrorists are, what organization they work for, or why they plan on nuking LA. Hell, if you don't want to use a real terrorist group, make one up!
In the end, this film could have used more refinement of the story. The special effects for when Cris looks ahead were well done, however the downhill chase scene did have some sour moments.
Similar: Paycheck, Groundhog Day, Back to the Future, Day Break(TV)
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