In perhaps the best casting in an indie film since Pulp Fiction, Hamish Linklater (as Jason) and Miranda July (as Sophie) are absolutely perfect as the quirky LA couple in The Future.
The movie, also directed by July, follows a couple who pledge to quit their menial jobs and do whatever they’ve wanted to do for one month, while they wait for the convalescing injured cat they have rescued to finish healing at the humane society. Sophie attempts to focus on her creative dancing while Jason tries to figure out just exactly what it is he wants to do. The decision changes their futures (hence the title) as well as the physics of time.
The use of a talking cat as the narrator threatens to take the movie into precious territory, but lest you think this is a simple indie love story, it takes a sudden dark turn about halfway into it and clearly wanders into Lynchian territory. Not exactly a feel good movie, but still deeply entertaining.
The Future/91 Mins/Roadside Attractions/2011