No Future

Wow, that was one depressing movie. That said, it was also an excellent film overall. I thought the writing was excellent. There wasn't a heck of a lot of dialogue. But the dialogue was pretty intense.

The film was slow moving, and plodding, to great effect. It had a gentle pace about it as it makes its way to the end that comes as no surprise. I won't reveal what it is, but you kind of know what's coming.

And the acting was excellent. Everyone in this remarkable movie did a great job. For some reason, this one slipped under the radar what's with people? I thought this film deserved wider recognition, for sure.

--MovieJunkieMark.

I saw this at the Tribeca film festival, and thought it was very good. Heart-wrenching with solid acting. Well done!

It's beautiful, real, sad and depressing. Screenplay is so simple yet so emotional and heartwarming. It tackles some serious issues as well. Performances are superb by everyone. It's very good but not everyone's cup of tea.

Will (Charlie Heaton) is a drug addict struggling to stay clean. His friend Chris has more difficulties and dies from it. Despite struggling to stay with girlfriend Becca (Rosa Salazar), he begins a complicated affair with Chris' mother Claire (Catherine Keener).

This is an indie of troubled characters. There is a sense of the struggle to stay clean. Heaton is an effective lead and Keener steals a couple of scenes. She has one particularly powerful scene with two younger people in the plant nursery. This movie does leave one grounded down with its tone. It's not for everyone but it is effectively depressing.

The intentions and ambitions of this movie are both fine and relevant, but it didn't quite have the script and the cast to achieve them. Charlie Heaton playing the main character Will was the only one appearing as a professional actor, while the remaining cast clearly struggled to look like real actors. Catherine Keener as Claire by far has the weakest performance, mumbling all her lines with the same dull look in each and every scene, no matter what is going on. The chemistry between her and Heaton is zero. Why is the young Will suddenly attracted to this old worn-out mamma - even drunk - with absolutely no lead-up or any clues as to what drives him physically or emotionally. Having a nice and caring girlfriend making much more sense as his partner in every which way. This major plot hole is never explained. Trying as it may, the movie never succeeds in triggering any particular emotions. It is supposed to be depressing; it just doesn't have the believable script and cast to carry it through. The Metascore of 65 is grossly misleading; it is rather a 48-movie. Probably it is due to the theme of addiction that it got that score; not because of the artistic qualities that it doesn't have.