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Nicolas Cage | ... | ||
Julianne Moore | ... | ||
Jessica Biel | ... | ||
Thomas Kretschmann | ... | ||
Tory Kittles | ... | ||
José Zúñiga | ... |
Security Chief Roybal
(as Jose Zuniga)
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Jim Beaver | ... |
NSA Director Wisdom
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Jason Butler Harner | ... | ||
Michael Trucco | ... | ||
Enzo Cilenti | ... | ||
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Laetitia Danielle | ... | |
Nicolas Pajon | ... | ||
Sergej Trifunovic | ... | ||
Charles Rahi Chun | ... |
Davis
(as Charles Chun)
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Patricia Prata | ... |
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
It was really interesting to watch this movie because it took the "ability to see the future" idea in a slightly new direction. The lead character can see the future, but only what happens to him and only 2 minutes into the future. Furthermore, he lives his life laying low so as to not get any attention.
Now that is a cool idea for a movie ... and it takes off from there when he finally does get noticed. Nicolas Cage does a great job of playing the lead role of a guy who just wants to be left alone. Julianne Moore is very effective as the bright and ruthless government agent pursuing Cage for the "greater good."
The movie is engaging (you always want to find out what happens next) and you get to see an interesting idea played out: how can he use his amazing yet limited ability given critical challenges?
If you're a sci-fan and like the idea behind this movie, definitely catch this. For everyone else, I'd say it's a definite thumb's up.