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« on: January 22, 2012, 08:33:PM »
The quirkiness of The Future borders on being weird. As a follow up to Miranda July's highly overrated Me and You and Everyone We Know the film continues to try and capture the confusion of living but is mostly a miss because of its mundane treatment and setting. July plays Sophie who decides to adopt an injured kitten named Paw-Paw, who has a month to reach full recovery before it can be released. Sophie and Jason, her long time lover, realise things will never be the same once the cat starts living with them (huh?) and decide to make a change in their life for the better. He quits his job, she dedicates herself to her dancing...or something. Its quite obvious that both of them are adults acting as kids - making a big deal about something that is actually quite ordinary. Waiting for something profound to happen, their livers are wrought full of confusion, most of it self inflicted. Living their life on a whim, they manage to fuck it up effortlessly. At 90 minutes in lenght, the film is also a chore to sit through and amounts ultimately to nothing. One of the slowest, dullest, most ponderous breakup films I've had to endure.

Rating: Piss Poor
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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 08:53:PM »
i thought you liked Me and You and Everyone We Know?
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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 08:57:PM »
Quote from: animatedude on January 22, 2012, 08:53:PM
i thought you liked Me and You and Everyone We Know?

I did...to an extent. It was still overrated!
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2012, 01:14:PM »
I can't stand this bitch.

Forget about her films....get this: her installations are on display at contemporary art museums in LA, and like most contemporary art, it's fit only for the trash bin.
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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2012, 08:47:PM »
Quote from: ak on January 23, 2012, 01:14:PM
I can't stand this bitch.

Forget about her films....get this: her installations are on display at contemporary art museums in LA, and like most contemporary art, it's fit only for the trash bin.

Lol...she is quite annoying. She comes across as pretentious and quasi free spirited - which is why her films are such random movie experiences.
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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 12:12:AM »
come on you guys...i know this got very bad reviews but let's not forget how wonderful "Me and You and Everyone We Know" was..
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