Metacritic Movie Ratings
Next Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyJustin Chang

  What starts out as a mildly diverting thriller blows itself to smithereens in the final reel.

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• 40

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  For an action thriller based on a Dick story, Next is peculiarly low-tech and hokey.

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• 40

  out of 100

  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.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Despite an outlandish premise, Next suffers from being too conventional.

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• 38

  out of 100

  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.

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• 25

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  An immediately forgettable action pic directed with a blowtorch by Lee Tamahori.

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