Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Nicolas Cage | ... | Cris Johnson | |
Julianne Moore | ... | Callie Ferris | |
Jessica Biel | ... | Liz Cooper | |
Thomas Kretschmann | ... | Mr. Smith | |
Tory Kittles | ... | Cavanaugh | |
José Zúñiga | ... | Security Chief Roybal (as Jose Zuniga) | |
Jim Beaver | ... | NSA Director Wisdom | |
Jason Butler Harner | ... | Jeff Baines | |
Michael Trucco | ... | Kendall | |
Enzo Cilenti | ... | Mr. Jones | |
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Laetitia Danielle | ... | Miss Brown |
Nicolas Pajon | ... | Mr. Green | |
Sergej Trifunovic | ... | Mr. White | |
Charles Rahi Chun | ... | Davis (as Charles Chun) | |
Patricia Prata | ... | Showgirl |
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? Written by Nick Riganas
While I enjoyed the premise of this film, I felt like I so often do. You've got this neat idea; what are you going to do with it? Nicolas Cage plays a man who can see two minutes into the future, which allows him to move to different places to avoid danger, protect people in danger, and so on. The problem comes with the immutability of time. If you change things, what you saw really wasn't true; hence the plot hole. It was fun watching him dodge bullets and punches. What is hard to swallow is the mind that can put order to all this. Is this going on constantly or can he truly control it. If the mystery is out of his life, can he know the mystery. Part of my problem is that I never really understood what the bad guys were up to (I don't mean on a grander scale but on the details). Cage's relationship with Biel is nice but can he even have a relationship. The two minute thing was convenient. What if it had been a half hour or a day. How would that affect things. Anyway, when the ending comes, it seems satisfying but sad.
Someone said that people booed at the end. I'm sure it's because for some people, leaving a little too much to imagination is quite a stretch. It was a fun couple hours, but one shouldn't think too much. As for Philip K. Dick, he can provoke us pretty well.