Asthma (film)
# 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."

