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Metascore
10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartDirector Mark L. Mann seems to be searching for the meaning in aimlessness, and in lowered expectations. But too often the narrative left me feeling the titular “um.”
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier“Um” winds up as empty as its mean streets are phony.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceReeves is able to make such potentially silly material as this strangely compelling, but his hard work is ultimately a drop in an otherwise empty bucket.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckPlaying the emotionally shut-down driver for an escort service, the actor provides what little interest there is to be found in this otherwise aimless depiction of urban alienation.
- 30VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis scrappy, draggy study in soul-crushing failure and disappointment is noteworthy primarily as a showcase for its lead actor’s most quintessentially Keanu performance in years.
- 20Time OutTime OutAt least Keanu Reeves brings a certain muddled gravitas to the role of an escort-service driver who spends his time idling with off-duty party girls.
- 20Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonLos Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonNeither the film, nor the film within the film, hold our attention. Bummer, Keanu.
- 12Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe levels of insight provided into the characters are exactly commensurate with any conceivable viewer's interest in learning more about these nonentities.
- 10The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenWhat does it add up to? Um ... I have no idea and don’t really care. Just because the characters waste their time doesn’t mean you should waste yours watching them circle the drain.