My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Future (2011)

Miranda July is a performance artist, actress and film director.  If you haven't heard of her then do yourself a favor and check out her film Me and You and Everyone We Know, a masterpiece in so many ways.  Of course, if you can't find that film, this one will do too.  It's darker and much more quiet but a great example of Miss July's talents.  It's the story of a couple who are waiting to adopt a cat that they brought in to the vet because it had a hurt paw.  As they wait they each make sudden changes to their lives that end up testing their love.  Some will try and fit this film into a magical realism mold or call it an absurd comedy/drama.  All I know is it had me hooked from the first couple images and pumped me up for her third effort.   Grade: A-.
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