| Generation Um... | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Mark L Mann |
| Written by | Mark L Mann |
| Produced by | Jared Ian Goldman 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 dates |
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| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.7 million |
Generation Um... is a 2012 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
- Ruby Lynn Reyner as Posse Queen
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
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." 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."
References
- "Generation Um... (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- "Generation Um... Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- Chang, Justin (2012-05-02). "Generation Um: Review". Variety. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- Holden, Stephen (2012-05-02). "To Do: Wander Aimlessly – 'generation Um ...' With Keanu Reeves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-07-04.