It’s fun to imagine what moment of
supreme laziness that led to “Generation Um…” being the actual title of this
movie. Did they ask Keanu Reeves to channel his teen stoner character in
“Parenthood” when he thought of it? Was it a working title that they didn’t get
around to replacing when it came time to print the posters? The tagline is “To
Survive You Must Discover Who You Are, Or Not….” ANOTHER ELIPSIS! This movie
cannot stop trailing off in boredom at the thought of itself.
A
two hundred word synopsis of the trailer (and I’d wager the entire movie) would
take some embellishing. But basically it looks like Keanu Reeves’ is an aging
(method) guy who for some reason is friends with two exquisitely beautiful
twenty something women. Probably because he’s handsome enough that it’s fun to
tease him but docile enough that he’s not threatening and idle enough that he’s
not going to say “fuck this” and storm off to one of the better things he has
to do.
I
understand that there is a weak armed attempt at making a statement - the
listlessness of youth, the hollowness of excess, the bonds we form in the
unlikeliest of places - here. But
ultimately it looks like it has about as much insight as a coked out pretty
girl changing outfits in front of a mirror for two hours. In fact, I’m pretty
sure that’s basically what we’re looking at here.
No comments:
Post a Comment