First off, and obviously, if you don't like quiet, understated films where "nothing happens," this film is not for you. And if you do, and you're like me, some of these are so plotless and inert that they are indeed boring. But although nothing much of consequence happens, there is much to contemplate: the inability of some children of the middle classes to become fully functioning adults, the nature of the arts/crafts world, the absurd love that some show for almost any creature not a human being. For cynics like me who like who like to think all of the art world is humbug, and most artists talentless and simply don't want to be part of the traditional middle-class, there are artists creating beautiful pieces of work that can move us.
Review of Showing Up
