Hannah Takes the Stairs

Though more annoying than endearing, the insulated and self-involved twentysomethings of Joe Swanberg’s mumblecore touchstone do elicit some anthropological amusement across generations, but lack the implicit dimensions of Andrew Bujalski’s Beeswax, for example.  I’m not immune to the appeal of Greta Gerwig’s bare breasts, which open and close the film, with other appearances in between, but this is a girl I would avoid in real life.  Within 90 minutes she runs through three guys, including Bujalski himself and fellow-director Mark Duplass.  Passing through naturalism to narcissism, Swanberg’s do-it-yourself effort does it more for himself than for the audience.  (2007, Sund/OD)  *5+*  (MC-63)