I'm a huge fan of the works of Philip K. Dick, arguably one of the greatest science fiction writers of the 20th century. Hell, one of the greatest writers, period. Dick had an incredible grasp on time travel, and expounded on the implications of it in many of his stories and books.
(7) Next (2007): I caught this on Netflix instant play, largely because of the Philip Dick source material. Julianne Moore starring didn't hurt. The story premise is that dude (Nick Cage) can see a couple of minutes into the future, and thereby can prevent/avoid certain catastrophes. In this case the catastrophe is a nuclear bomb someone in California. Moore, who is an FBI field agent needs Cage to tell her where the bomb is located. Not a great movie, but a decent enough treatment of the original Dick material.
A good enough watch if you like other movies based on Dick's material (Blade Runner, Paycheck, A Scanner Darkly, Minority Report), or if you like the work of the principle actors, which includes Jessica Biel along side the understated Nicholas Cage and the ever-reliable Julianne Moore.
2.5 Stars
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