Review of Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) by Larry M — 29 Jul 2010
Ultra low-budget and talky slice of life about a series of 20 somethings trying to get their feet off the ground, professionally and romantically, while remaining true to themselves.
Greta Gerwig is Hannah, a temp screenwriter for an independent television production company who dumps her lazy boyfriend and begins to experiment with two fellow co-workers, both equally as befuddled on how to proceed with the aggressive, emotionally flighty, pretty girl.
This is obviously a labor of love for director/writer/editor/cinematographer Joe Swanberg, and it's apparent that these dudes aren't the only ones who don't know how to handle Hannah, for Swanberg's camera, at times jittery, at times unbroken and stationary, looks on her with a naked eye that borders on obtrusive.
It's all super realistic, improvisational, and indie precious, and if that equals tedious, so be it.
This review of Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) was written by Larry M on 29 Jul 2010.
Hannah Takes the Stairs has generally received mixed reviews.
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