Next 2007

Critics score:
28 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Next begins to seriously embarrass itself and its stars once it rolls to its climax. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Late in the movie, Cris shouts at a bad guy, 'I've seen every possible ending here. None of them are good for you.' It's as if he's talking to the audience, and alas, he's right. Read more

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: It's too bad that Mr. Cage couldn't tap into those powers to save himself from another bad choice in roles. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: This busy sci-fi thriller often seems like a page full of equations rendered meaningless by an early misplaced decimal point. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: Watchably absurd popcorn flick. Read more

Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times: Next comes across like a standard clock-puncher for almost everyone involved. Read more

Tom Long, Detroit News: If this all sounds like tripe, that's because it is. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: A schlocky mix of bad special effects and worse Cage hairdos. Read more

Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: Good summer fun that's both brain and eye candy. Read more

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: 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 more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: Time is of the essence in the new sci-fi thriller Next, and all the major players wear expensive watches to prove it. Read more

Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: A routine action film with strange bits of surreal time-flopping mixed in. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Next, which makes National Treasure look like a model of narrative logic, is almost beyond criticism. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Who says preposterous junk can't be fun? Read more

Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: Cage is cool, quiet and a touch melancholy as Johnson -- carrying the burden of his gift with a brooding brow and a ready punch line. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The film fails to play by a consistent set of rules and, while it's possible to justify that endgame twist, that doesn't mean it's a good idea. Some viewers will feel cheated by what Next does, and it's hard to blame them. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: It doesn't have the momentum, the quick-wittedness, to keep us wondering what's going to happen next. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: It [explores] different facets of its premise and transforms itself into a fairly competent suspense thriller. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Colossal waste of time. Read more

Nigel Floyd, Time Out: Another failed attempt to bring Dick's deliriously paranoid mind-set to the screen. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: Once you know the rules, it's hardly worth playing. Especially when you find out you've been tricked. Read more

Justin Chang, Variety: The tagline says, 'If you can see the future, you can save it.' For that matter, if you don't see Next, you can save 96 minutes. What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel. Read more