Like many I was put off watching this film as it had poor reviews. It is slow and ponderous and I can see how it must have tested many people's patience. That said, it really drew me in and I thought it was insightful and lifelike. I became terminally bored of Hollywood blockbusters a good while back now so I really welcome downbeat,understated, true life studies which is what this film is. The film within the a film device worked for me and I thought it was an effective way to create some confessional dialogue and to give insight into the principle characters. I also really enjoyed Keanu Reeves' performance, it was a brave choice of role in that the film's style is naked and unflattering. Well worth a watch and a second watch even.

It's an artistic film. I took it as a movie to simply observe the details. It has its good moments, but lengthy, and to be fair I did not give the movie my full attention, because frankly, I just couldn't.I have had a moment or two like this before, but it is not a lifestyle I could live with personally. However, I have come across some people where this actually is close their lifestyle, with or without the use of drugs. Sometimes some people don't have that sense of purpose or are simply clueless about the culture and how people see them. People have all different kinds of lifestyles, and this is one that definitely exists, but isn't always portrayed in film. The way the characters are and their personalities make the movie somewhat interesting.Some characters portray their characters a little better than others, I feel, in some scenes. But it is difficult to tell if the characters developed through the story or the camera just gave a new perspective. I also found it difficult to keep watching through the middle of the film as it was very slow paced.It is a decent movie, if you like a movie about life and meaning and watching these type of characters as the main characters of the film.

WARNING SPOILER!The story follows John (Keanu Reeves) and his beautiful lunatics, Violet and Mia. one day, John stolen a camcorder from the cowboy festival. after that scene, he began to filming everything he saw and recorded his poor life and his lunatics girlfriends.generation Um... is very confusing plotted. like edited by amateur. the camera movement is very absurd an amateur. the acting? don't hope to much even there's Keanu Reeves with in it. he acting was very bad! Bojana Novakovic and Adelaide Clemens not playing as well their characters. I've seen lot of Keanu Reeves films. but this one is very bad! Lucky you don't watch it yet.Overall. generation Um... is a horrible film filled with bad acting, directing, cheesy, bad camera movement, terrific editing and many more!

Three people find themselves in a miserable position in the cruel reality of "market-economy" consumer society, where the only idea is isolationism and where people are supposed to consume not only "goods" but also each other. This society seldom gives chances and very rarely grants opportunities and destines to isolation those who didn't manage "to adapt" to imposed cruel rules of social Darwinism. Two young women and a man who is not young any more try to keep the human component in their personalities being in inhuman conditions. Instinctively they are addressing to support of those who are near them and to creative power that is hidden in any human being but that has to be realized by a system of proper education that lacks in post-modernistic reality for those having "unfavourable social background". This reality didn't give John any chance, not to mention an opportunity, to become a cameraman or Mia to be a good actress. The film reflects without any scruple all vices of a modern mega-polis, the outstanding acting makes the spectator sympathize for the main characters. But as most post-modernistic dramas the film does not give any hints for the solution of the severe social problems pictured.P.S. Why did they release this film in Russia so late? Russians are keen for smart films!