83
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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThere is gentle comedy here, and a real rooting interest deriving from Ms. Zhang’s committed, never-a-false-note performance. The film’s unusual perspective makes it a distinctive and potentially enriching experience.
- 90VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergWohlatz’s sensitivity to language, the way it’s used and how the ability to express oneself literally changes the manner in which we deal with the world around us, is subtly yet rigorously demonstrated, not just with the words and tenses themselves but how they’re spoken.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungThe Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungIt takes skill to successfully handle heavy issues with a light touch, but that's what German-born, Argentina-based writer-director Nele Wohlatz pulls off with her delightfully original documentary/fiction hybrid.
- 80Village VoiceAaron HillisVillage VoiceAaron HillisWith unpretentious formal rigor and a lighthearted deadpan, the film tracks Xiaobin’s development through self-reflexive escalation.
- 75Slant MagazineClayton DillardSlant MagazineClayton DillardThe Future Perfect has the texture of a novella that keeps reworking the same idea in successively intricate ways.