Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

rleegray-569-58158 I felt the film dealt well with its point of satire of what is and isn't art. But I think the film missed out on the plot or the story. In trying to or seeming to try to poke fun at the art world, it missed out on a great opportunity to reveal more about its characters and especially in playing up the rivalry between the brothers. The film wasn't bad and it was saved by very competent actors, but could have been so much more.

Gastel First of all this movie is not a comedy. Yes, there's a lot of irony and some funny scenes but don't expect a "light" movie because it's not. The subject is not about art per se but rather on the creation, exploitation and fruition of art. I think that the way this movie handles the subject is very refreshing and it hasn't been done before. In my opinion the last part leaves a bit to be desired in terms of character and story development but nothing that ruins the movie. There's also a lot of great music if you are into avant-garde and contemporary music, especially in the second part of the movie. Highly recommended to anyone but in particular to people who are involved in some sort of creative process.

jb-307 Anyone who tries to tell you that you should spend your precious time, let alone your precious money on this piece of trash - well, you need to ignore everything that person ever says to you.There is no value, no redemption for this so called-film. Worthless is one word which does come to mind. With every scene it insults your intelligence, shoves noise at you in the guise of "music" and just generally does its best to really anger you.This garbage is all done in the name of critiquing the New York art scene. Well, if NY is even one tenth as bad as this movie portrays, then it would have fallen long before now.Summary: don't waste your time. If you want to categorize this movie, put it into the same category as "Titus" as one of the worst movies ever.

Beowulff Schaeffer We saw this at the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Adam Goldberg plays a composer whose music is as far from commercial or accessible as possible. His brother is a very commercially successful artist who longs for recognition by the art community. They are both attracted to Madeleine, the beautiful and smart owner of an art gallery, who understands the difference between the artistic and commercial worlds in both art and music. The two brothers use Madeleine as the pivot of their balance, as each tries to achieve what they desire - commercial success for one and artistic appreciation for the other. Set in the heart of the art scene in New York, this film has the ring of truth - from the artist with Asperger' who labors over where to hang his work (a single pushpin placed on a blank wall), to the rich, clueless art collector who buys work he doesn't understand and doesn't enjoy - merely because his spreadsheet says it's underpriced. The characters are portrayed with compassion - the director has thankfully resisted the temptation to turn them into easy caricatures. Highly recommended, especially if the viewer has an interest in the modern art or music scene.