Next is a 2007 film starring Nicolas Cage as a magician that is pursued by the FBI, because of his ability to see into the future. Actress Julianne Moore plays the agent that is seeking to catch Cage, so that she can prevent an imminent terrorist attack on the United States.

The film overall was pretty good. It made clever use of Cage’s ability to see into the future and had some pretty coll special effects. For some reason, the film didn’t do all that well in the box office market, though it was heavily promoted.
It’s still a good movie to watch; even own, if you’re into mild sci-fi films.

Budget: $70 million
Director: Lee Tamahori
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
Julianne Moore
Jessica Biel
Thomas Kretschmann
Michael Trucco

This is the second film in the National Treasure series. There is currently a third in the works. It stars Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger. The movies picks up with the Gates family investigating whether their family had anything to do with the assassination of President Lincoln and whether there is any truth to the secret stash of gold hidden by the confederacy. Like the first film, the clues take them all around the world and back to the oval office, where Gates has to find a way to talk with the President himself about a secret book that is passed from President to President.

The film is really good, with a lot of action, and suspense. We’re hoping the third installment will offer more of the same.

Budget: $130 million
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
Diane Kruger
Ed Harris
Jon Voight
Helen Mirren
Justin Bartha
Harvey Keitel

Ghost Rider stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist that makes a deal with the devil for the survival of his father. Only, like you would expect, the devil changes the rules of the deal, basically making Blaze his slave. As the film progresses, Blaze becomes a bounty hunter for the devil, transforming into the notorious Ghost Rider during his killing sprees.

The film has some really cool special effects and the plot was only so-so. Plans are currently in the works to make a sequels. We’ll see how that one turns out.

The whole Eva Mendez / Nicolas Cage mix didn’t work for us.

Budget: $110 million
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
Brett Cullen
Wes Bentley
Peter Fonda
Eva Mendes