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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe Future's main characters are, undeniably, dopes. But July and Linklater turn their ineptitude into a funny running joke, which becomes surprisingly affecting in the second half.
- 85MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeJuly is more of a presence than an actress, or even a believable persona.
- 83IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnAs the portrait of a relationship meltdown involving two eccentric creative types prone to self-doubt, July's sophomore feature bears a strong resemblance to husband Mike Mills's upcoming "Beginners," although July's version of the story has a more experimental edge.
- 80The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottThe magical, metaphorical strain in The Future is what makes it powerful, unsettling and strange, as well as charming. The everyday fears and frustrations that shadow us on our awkward trip through the life cycle often feel enormous, even cosmic, and Ms. July has the audacity to find images and situations that give form to those metaphysical inklings.
- 70Boxoffice MagazineRay GreeneBoxoffice MagazineRay GreeneJuly has mounted a surrealist fable about the delicate balance between relationships and the inner monologue inside each lover, with its incessant demands and individual needs. Unevenness is an aesthetic here - not so much a flaw as a conscious choice.
- 60New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThis could be the premise of a zany comedy, but the mood of The Future is, from the outset, defeatist - annoyingly defeatist, to be frank.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe mood of this movie will brew with you for a while, even if it swirls around characters who aren't quite persuasive.
- 50Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanSophie's (or is it July's?) coy narcissism becomes a criticism of itself, and her "sadness" turns into something truly sad. In short, I have seen The Future and it's heartbreaking.
- 38Slant MagazineAndrew SchenkerSlant MagazineAndrew SchenkerOf all the vaguely philosophical, calculatedly left-of-center dialogue that peppers Miranda July's The Future, no line is more telling than the writer/director/star's late-film declaration, in the guise of her character Sophie, that "I'm saying okay to nothing."