Asthma (film)

Asthma
Asthma
Directed by	Jake Hoffman
Written by	Jake Hoffman
Produced by	Tracey Baird; Noah C. Haeussner; Jake Hoffman; Stephanie Meurer; Missy Papageorge; Krysia Plonka; Orian Williams;
Starring	Benedict Samuel; Krysten Ritter;
Cinematography	David J. Myrick
Edited by	Barney Pilling
Music by	Mark Noseworthy
Production; companies	Thank You, Brain! Productions
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release dates	July 5, 2014 (Karlovy Vary); October 23, 2015 (United States);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Asthma is a 2014 American romantic drama film written and directed by Jake Hoffman and starring Benedict Samuel and Krysten Ritter. It is Hoffman's directorial debut.^[1]

Premise

Gus is a young rock and roller who steals a white Rolls-Royce and invites a beautiful tattoo artist named Ruby on a joyride out of the city where they smoke and talk about life.

Cast

Benedict Samuel as Gus
Krysten Ritter as Ruby
Nick Nolte as Werewolf (voice)
Rosanna Arquette as Gus' mother
Goran Višnjić as Ragen
Dov Tiefenbach as Logan Backer
Iggy Pop as local drunk
Rene Ricard as Juan
Joey Kern as Bottle Cap
Gillian Zinser as Kara
Carlen Altman as Bree
Annabelle Dexter-Jones as Lilly
Chelsea Schuchman as Nicole
Jerry Zucker as Gus' father

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 10%, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10.^[2] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 41 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.^[3]

Tom Keogh of The Seattle Times wrote that the film "loses its spark and momentum long before the halfway point — a genuine disappointment."^[4]

Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "suffers from near-lethal doses of self-satisfied hipness."^[5]

References

^ Lodge, Guy (July 7, 2014). "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Asthma'". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^ "Asthma". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^ "Asthma Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ Keogh, Tom (November 26, 2015). "'Asthma': Charming kook's road trip revs up, then goes flat". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
^ Walsh, Katie (October 29, 2015). "Review 'Asthma' sounds fine, but the filmmaking needs a breath of fresh air". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

External links

Asthma at IMDb
Asthma at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Lodge, Guy (July 7, 2014). "Karlovy Vary Film Review: 'Asthma'". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

[2] "Asthma". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

[3] "Asthma Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[4] Keogh, Tom (November 26, 2015). "'Asthma': Charming kook's road trip revs up, then goes flat". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

[5] Walsh, Katie (October 29, 2015). "Review 'Asthma' sounds fine, but the filmmaking needs a breath of fresh air". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 7, 2017.

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