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2007

Director:

• Lee Tamahori

Writer:

• Gary Goldman
,
• Jonathan Hensleigh
,
• Paul Bernbaum

Main Cast

Nicolas Cage

Cris Johnson

Julianne Moore

Callie Ferris

Jessica Biel

Liz Cooper

Thomas Kretschmann

Mr. Smith

Tory Kittles

Cavanaugh

José Zúñiga

Security Chief Roybal

Synopsis

Possessing the extraordinary ability to see precisely two minutes into the future, the low-profile Las Vegas stage magician, Cris Johnson, has managed to keep his unusual skill under the radar. However, Johnson's rare talent has caught the attention of the tough counter-terrorism FBI agent, Callie Ferris, who intends to use the illusionist's unfailing charisma to thwart the murderous plans of a ruthless group of Russian terrorists. Now, a stolen nuclear device threatens to level California, as Cris' beautiful girlfriend, Liz, is being used by the criminals to gain added leverage. Can Cris save both the hostage and the city of Los Angeles with his peculiar gift? —Nick Riganas

User Review

Unexpectedly Good

I saw this movie on sale for a bargain £3. I had never heard of it, but Nicholas Cage is usually watchable, Lee Tamahori did the brilliant Once Were Warriors and the 'look 2 minutes into the future' Macguffin sounded intriguing enough; so I bought it and put it in the DVD player after dinner for myself and the wife to watch.It was really good and kept us both on the edge of our seats until the end (the ending was also very clever IMHO).Actually the best movie (along maybe with Watchmen) that I've seen this year.I imagine the pitch was something like 'Groundhog Day meets Die Hard', but for once they more or less pulled it off.They could have had a love interest with less of an age gap (but I assume Jessica Biel is there for eye candy not acting reasons) and the plot is a bit silly at times, but Cage plays it with just the right amount of 'tongue in cheek' as a lead in a paranormal action romance and compared with the last movie I sat and watched with my wife (the third Mummy) which is in a similar genre I suppose, this is in a different class.I can't really understand why so many folks give this really low ratings. Maybe it's real hard core action guys who dislike it, and it's probably not for them - but really this came as a very pleasant surprise. Highly recommended.

Review By andymcnish

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