Ben Kenber has posted a review of generation Um on We Got This Covered. The film, directed by Mark L. Mann and starring Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, and Adalaide Clemens, will be released on VOD this Friday, April 26.
The review gives a brief synopsis and hits on several key scenes in the film. With respect to the cast, Kenber says:
You have to give a lot of credit to the actors as they inhabit their characters fully and without any reservations. Novakovic doesn’t try to make Violet an easy person to like, and she revels in portraying Violet as an unabashed entertainer who never has much of an audience to perform to. Clemens is even better as Mia as she creates a mysterious character we desperately want to know more about her. As for Reeves, he is well cast as John in that he does look like out of place in the town his character inhabits, and his sullen look and disposition speaks many words about where John is in life.
While the reviewer gave the film 2.5/5 stars, he also acknowledges that this is a”n art film that deals with how people find themselves trapped in a rudderless existence.” Director Mark Mann purposely filmed in a way that allows the audience to come to their own conclusions and he took great pains not to manipulate the audience to think in a particular way. INdies, you either love them or you don’t. Kenber finishes with:
Despite strong performances from Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic and Adelaide Clemens, Generation Um… doesn’t give us characters or enough of a story to keep us fully invested throughout its running time.
The entire review can be read here.