Tuesday, May 1,2007
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ARTS IN BRIEF
FILM
Psychic powers
not n1ecessary to
predict Cage flop
"Next"
At Quality 16 and Showcase
Paramount
In "Next," a run-of-the-mill
action flick, Nicolas Cage ("Nation-
al Treasure") plays Cris Johnson,
a Las Vegas magician who can see
exactly two minutes into his own
future. Scamming casinos, stealing
cars, deterring dastardly villainous
plots; it's all acceptable until we
get to the part where Jessica Biel's
("The Illusionist") character (Liz)
falls deeply in love with Johnson.
Not even Cage's biting quips,
cheery detachment or dashing
Robert Langdon hairdo can come
close to selling that one.
Based on a story by Philip K.
Dick - the man who gave us "Blade
Runner" and "Minority Report"
- "Next" lacks the intellect and
gravity of those films, replaced
here by empty dramatics and bland
pyrotechnics.
With a woefully unimaginative
screenplay shoddily scampering to
a "twist" ending, "Next" feels like
an exhaustive waste of time. About
the biggest twist here is that the
credits roll backward. Yippee.
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minute feature it's the show
that invented modern day
animation.
August wraps the summer
up with a more modest selec-
tion including "The Bourne
Ultimatum" and "Rush Hour
3." Prediction: Jason Bourne
makes phone calls to his ene-
mies when he's looking right
at them, and Chris Tucker
and Jackie Chan experience
a variety of language and
cultural barriers which lead
to hilarity.
And if you want con-
edies that aren't based on
racial stereotypes, try Judd
Apatow's very promising
"Knocked Up," the incred-
ibly awkward "Superbad"
or "Shark vs. Eagle" - if
you're in a "Napoleon Dyna-
mite" mood. This assortment
of comedies will be
debuting throughout
the summer months.
After a deso-
late winter, this
summer's releases
will be a much =F
needed
change. For-
get intern-
ships, LSAT
classesandbeing
outdoors. Go see a
movie.
Courtesy of
New Line
Stop by 420 Maynard St. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. for free
passes to Wednesday's screening of "Year of the Dog"
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