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Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I think the writer / lead actress has potential. This film unfortunately does nothing to support that. She has immense visual and sensual qualities that have yet to be enriched and therefor she should be handily working on self-exploitation in an attempt to embrace her real calling... which i believe to be the lead in an erotic homo-drama genre. Once she matures and realizes her true potential to be the lesbian sex-tress in a film about a love triangle gone awry with other under-glorified female co-stars, she could go far given this is only the beginning of her potential exploits. Her face is capable of displaying very serious emotion - which is a golden talent - she just doesn't know it yet. Darn it if she doesn't need some serious acting work though. If you caught the first 120 seconds of this film you won't be disappointed, if you catch any more of it, you will be.

"Hannah Takes the Stairs" is a really low-budget, independent film. Congrats to the filmmakers for getting it made and out there for anyone to see.They started out with a great simple boy and girl storyline which fit their means perfectly. They respected the audience by making all of the plot points quickly, and effectively moving through all the scenes. However, they did not seem to show this same respect for the main character Hannah. She was self-absorbed, irritating and completely unrelatable. By the end of the movie (if you make it that far) you just don't care if Hannah finds what she's looking for or not.Should you see this movie? Probably not. But I do believe that all independent films deserve our support. Here's hoping their next effort is better.

Hannah is so self-absorbed, she doesn't even realize she is. She laments that the world is full of self-absorbed people and that everyday gestures of friendliness are rooted in fear of the dark side of others. And yet she seems to give nothing worthwhile of herself and seems oblivious to the needs of others or the ramifications of her actions. She is drifting aimlessly, momentarily amused by the affections of men with whom she rapidly bores. Nonetheless, she is fascinating to watch. Excellent acting with brilliant unspoken subtext, which is critical, since Hannah is largely inarticulate. If you know any lost 20-somethings, you will recognize them in this. Many scenes go on too long, the dialog is bland and mundane. The men are cute and like to cuddle. The women confused and uninspiring.

I hadn't seen anything about this film before going in to it at the Atlanta Film Festival. I had read about Andrew Bujalski in Esquire or whatever magazine it was, and his films sound very interesting, and until that interview and today's internet look-up I hadn't heard of mumble-core or whatever it is, but this movie is real. This film shows how the small things that are said or done really can effect a person in how they feel about another person. And with the political stuff, which isn't much, in the film it doesn't matter because what really matters is people. If this film gets a release, which it most definitely should, please go see it. Mumble-core, who cares what critics or whoever calls it, this is good storytelling and film-making. It doesn't matter what label is put it on it.