Next
Everyone is aware that Nicolas Cage is insane, right? If you are not aware, please refer to this video or this video, or even this video. In fact, watch episode 2 of season 5 of Community. It is based upon a class that debates if Nicolas Cage is good or bad. Hilarity and insanity ensue.
Nicolas Cage. He is a cultural phenomenon, but he is more like a car wreck than a work of art. It is inexplicable why he makes the high number of films that he does, but it gives us the opportunity to turn off our minds and watch a movie for the simple reason of entertainment. Nic Cage films are the universe's answer to dance mixes: they ruin a good thing, but we keep wanting them and buying them.
I decided to take in the film entitled Next. This film stars Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore alongside Mr. Cage. I can understand Jessica Biel taking the chance to be in an action film to boost her career, but I don't understand why Julianne Moore is in this movie. The money must have been really good.
We are lucky that Moore was in the film because she is the most enjoyable part of this train-wreck that made $18 million at the domestic box office, but it was made for $70 million. In fact we are the luckiest that the foreign market enjoys the films of Nic Cage, because although this film was a flop domestically, it made $58 million overseas. Someone wanted to watch it.
I may rag on Nic Cage and this movie, but you might be surprised that I really enjoyed this movie. I really enjoy PG-13 action movies. As it so happens, Mr. Cage stars in a number of films in this niche genre.
Next is fun and entertaining. It is shot in an interesting way that shows how Nic Cage's character can change his circumstances because he can see 2 minutes into the future. The film will go into alternate timelines (which also reminded me of Community) to show what might have happened if one choice is made in lieu of another. I thought this was a really fun and that is about it. It is a film that I can enjoy while my kids are in the same room and I don't need to worry about damage to their brains. Since I watched the film with my kids in the same room, I must give the film a decent rating. Of course this is despite a lack of chemistry between the leads, an outrageous premise and a lack of consequence at the end (spoiler!!).
Sometimes I just need to be entertained.
P.S. Next also features Peter Faulk second-to-last film appearance.
3.5/5 Stanley Cups
Nicolas Cage. He is a cultural phenomenon, but he is more like a car wreck than a work of art. It is inexplicable why he makes the high number of films that he does, but it gives us the opportunity to turn off our minds and watch a movie for the simple reason of entertainment. Nic Cage films are the universe's answer to dance mixes: they ruin a good thing, but we keep wanting them and buying them.
I decided to take in the film entitled Next. This film stars Jessica Biel and Julianne Moore alongside Mr. Cage. I can understand Jessica Biel taking the chance to be in an action film to boost her career, but I don't understand why Julianne Moore is in this movie. The money must have been really good.
We are lucky that Moore was in the film because she is the most enjoyable part of this train-wreck that made $18 million at the domestic box office, but it was made for $70 million. In fact we are the luckiest that the foreign market enjoys the films of Nic Cage, because although this film was a flop domestically, it made $58 million overseas. Someone wanted to watch it.
I may rag on Nic Cage and this movie, but you might be surprised that I really enjoyed this movie. I really enjoy PG-13 action movies. As it so happens, Mr. Cage stars in a number of films in this niche genre.
Next is fun and entertaining. It is shot in an interesting way that shows how Nic Cage's character can change his circumstances because he can see 2 minutes into the future. The film will go into alternate timelines (which also reminded me of Community) to show what might have happened if one choice is made in lieu of another. I thought this was a really fun and that is about it. It is a film that I can enjoy while my kids are in the same room and I don't need to worry about damage to their brains. Since I watched the film with my kids in the same room, I must give the film a decent rating. Of course this is despite a lack of chemistry between the leads, an outrageous premise and a lack of consequence at the end (spoiler!!).
Sometimes I just need to be entertained.
P.S. Next also features Peter Faulk second-to-last film appearance.
I categorize this film as:
Ridiculous
Cage-riffic
Nic-tastic
Format: Netflix
Viewing Period: One shot all the way through. The boys played cars and I watched a movie.
Inspired me to: Watch more Nic Cage movies in small doses as instructed by my doctor.
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