
Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?... (Full plot summary below)
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Hannah is a recent college graduate interning at a Chicago production company. She is crushing on two writers at work, Matt and Paul, who share an office and keep her entertained. Will a relationship with one of them disrupt the delicate balance of their friendship?
Leave your thoughts about Hannah Takes the Stairs.
| Boston GlobeTy BurrShot with intentionally banal anti-style - minimal soundtrack music, found sound, jitter-cam - the movie achieves a wisdom that's bigger than it seems. |
| Film ThreatDon R. LewisWhat really elevates Hannah Takes the Stairs is the truly outstanding performance by Greta Gerwig. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoHow can a movie with such a charming cast (let's not forget Ry Russo-Young as Hannah's female roommate) and believable dialogue (seemingly taken from the actors' real lives) go wrong? It can't. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWhat defines the slacker-geek twentysomething men and women who wander through Joe Swanberg's too-hip-to-be-romantic comedy Hannah Takes the Stairsis that they treat their libidos as minor accessories -- only to stammer through every casual conversation as if they were on a first Internet date. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckGerwig proves herself to be a charming screen presence who manages to make her character somehow appealing despite her utter self-involvement. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerAndy SpletzerThough the dialogue feels improvised and honest, the movie is less honest in creating its world. |
| Chicago TribuneSid SmithIntimacy is graphically portrayed, down to recurring moments in a bathtub, including a memorable duet trumpet rendition of “The 1812 Overture.” Chop off a star if you’re not up for highly experimental cinema. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBill Stamets[Director] Swanberg nails the inane fun of youth. |
| Boston GlobeWesley Morris[Director] Joe Swanberg has an uncanny talent for making the randomness of downtime feel as alive as it seems generationally true. |
| Austin ChronicleMarrit IngmanThe film has no script; it goes from moment to moment unhurriedly. |