Generation Um...

Generation Um...
Generation Um...
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark L Mann
Written by	Mark L Mann
Produced by	Alison Palmer/ Caroline Kaplan/ Lemore Syvan/ Cassian Elwes
Starring	Keanu Reeves; Bojana Novakovic; Adelaide Clemens
Production; companies	Company Films; Voltage Pictures
Distributed by	Phase 4 Films
Release date	May 3, 2013;
Running time	96 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$1.7 million

Generation Um... is a 2013 independent drama film about "a New York City family of circumstance" written and directed by Mark L Mann, and starring Keanu Reeves, Adelaide Clemens and Bojana Novakovic. The film was released theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles on May 3, 2013, moving quickly to VOD and DVD.

Plot

Generation Um... is an existential day-in-the-life portrait that immerses the viewer in the downtown mindsets of John Wall (Keanu Reeves), a lost soul who's been circling the New York City drain for too long, and the two party girls he spends his birthday with- Violet (Bojana Novakovic) and Mia (Adelaide Clemens)- as they look for light in the darker aspects of their "family of circumstance" and the paths their self-destructive lives have taken.

Cast

Keanu Reeves as John Wall
Adelaide Clemens as Mia
Bojana Novakovic as Violet
Daniel Sunjata as Charles
Sarita Choudhury as Lily, the waitress
Jonny Orsini as Rick
Jake Hoffman as Rob, the wine store guy
Karen Olivo as Carrie Hines, the bartender
Ashley Austin Morris, as girl date

Reception

Generation Um... was panned by critics, with a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 0%, based on 15 reviews. ^[1] Justin Chang of Variety called it "a slapped-together sub-mumblecore exercise that at times suggests a feature-length expansion of 2010′s 'Sad Keanu' meme."^[2] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote in his review, "Just because the characters waste their time doesn’t mean you should waste yours watching them circle the drain."^[3]

References

^ "Generation Um...". Rotten Tomatoes/Flixster. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
^ Chang, Justin (2012-05-02). "Generation Um: Review". Variety. Retrieved 2013-07-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Holden, Stephen (2012-05-02). "To Do: Wander Aimlessly – 'generation Um ...' With Keanu Reeves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-07-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

[1] "Generation Um...". Rotten Tomatoes/Flixster. Retrieved 2013-07-04.

[2] Chang, Justin (2012-05-02). "Generation Um: Review". Variety. Retrieved 2013-07-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] Holden, Stephen (2012-05-02). "To Do: Wander Aimlessly – 'generation Um ...' With Keanu Reeves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-07-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1]

[2]

[3]