Review of The Future (2011) by Joe P — 07 Jan 2014

The weirdest script ever... Yet pretty clever and captivating.

This review of The Future (2011) was written by Joe P on 07 Jan 2014.

The Future has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 10 Jan 2013

Miranda July takes the twee and cute thing WAY too far this time…

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By Risya H (95) on 01 Sep 2012

Another hipster film I accidentally stumbled across. Wish I hadn't…

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By Shelagh Rowan-Legg (77) for Dork Shelf (109) on 13 May 2018

July has a fascination for strangers, and how the comforts of the ordinary life perhaps become so comfortable that our reaction is to break…

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By D.a. Z (105) on 29 Mar 2014

The Future is really a life-affirming film, once you look past its deep undertones of self-loathing and despair…

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By Alex L (798) on 17 Dec 2012

In The Future, Jason(Hamish Linklater) and Sophie(Miranda July, who also wrote, directed and provided the voice of the cat) find a stray cat…

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By Curtis L (385) on 07 Aug 2013

The story of how you're waiting for life to begin without realising it's already over…

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By Nick O (721) on 05 Nov 2012

The Future comes off best as a big interpretive art piece emotionally privilege only to those who have ever felt as weird in a relationship…

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By Eric H (2,898) on 23 Nov 2015

At the end of this crazy movie, one feels he or she has watched something quite profound, but has no idea why…

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By Jerem M (155) on 23 Aug 2012

A quirky comedy that, while being funny on the surface, addresses serious issues such as love, death, and the essence of time…

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By Gregory S (340) on 25 Nov 2012

Truly unique and daring, Miranda July's lengthy meditation on adulthood, acceptance of responsibility, and individuality strikes deeply and…

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