Asthma (film)

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.

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. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 41 out of 100, based on 6 reviews.

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

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