
"It all started when I Googled my name" said Killeen of his movie. And who in today's day and age hasn't engaged in just such an activity in a moment of idle "webbing." The difference here that the filmmaker actually followed up on his findings by not only contacting his namesakes but also traveling to whatever remote location called for to meet and interview the subjects of his search, even discovering (and verifying through genetic testing) a long-lost cousin. Jim Killeen t... (Full plot summary below)
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"It all started when I Googled my name" said Killeen of his movie. And who in today's day and age hasn't engaged in just such an activity in a moment of idle "webbing." The difference here that the filmmaker actually followed up on his findings by not only contacting his namesakes but also traveling to whatever remote location called for to meet and interview the subjects of his search, even discovering (and verifying through genetic testing) a long-lost cousin. Jim Killeen the filmmaker in Los Angeles found, among others, Jim Killeen the priest in Cobh, Ireland, Jim Killeen the retired cop in New York, Jim Killeen the CEO in Melbourne, Australia and Jim Killeen the sexual swinger in Denver. "Google Me" has not only been given the search engine's blessing, but even features Google's VP of Engineering, Douglas Merrill, in an insightful interview voicing his sentiments on the subject. Whether an effort to defeat the innumerable self-imposed social barriers erected since the advent of the Internet or out of sheer and simple curiosity, the result is nevertheless telling and enormously entertaining - as well as a provoking commentary on today's society and how technology has transformed our lives. Due to the premise of the film, Jim Killeen is likely to become a household name. By employing the single yet powerfully intimate common denominator of a person's name, "Google Me" succeeds in exploring the philosophical subject of identity itself as well as the underlying human conditions that unite us all.
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| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford...often almost as much fun as the Jim Killeens of the world appear to be having making it. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe shortfall in Google Me is the inordinate amountof time the LA-based Jim spends on his own life's story. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher Nulla quaint diversion that desperately tries to answer big questions, but ultimately has little more depth than spending 10 spare minutes on YouTube |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. Ranson... you can't help but think, 'Hey, why didn't *I* think of that?' just before you also tell yourself, 'Would I even have the guts to try?' |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperNever really comes to any surprising connections. But the film is a pleasant way to meet seven people whose names all happen to be Jim Killeen. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitKilleen puts a face on a concept that has likely occurred to most of us |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a fun yet entirely inconsequential documentary... |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaUma idéia que até poderia render algo interessante, mas que é sabotada pela abordagem falha, pelo egocentrismo do diretor, pela montagem amadora e que ainda encontra tempo para atacar a Psiquiatria seguindo a doutrina estúpida da Cientologia. |
| User ReviewDana AA very interesting and fascinating film that shows just how much we all want to connect to each other. Liked the premise of the film and thought it was a unique plot. A pleasent surprise. |
| User ReviewGary Rthe best part was when the filmmaker explores his own family history; but the very end was extremely lame. |