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I Am Not a Hipster

2013 · 1h 30m Drama, Music
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

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Overview

Things are not looking good for Brook, a young, talented singer/songwriter who has become the clichéd tortured artist. Slow to come to terms with the death of his mother, Brook is self-absorbed, aggressive, and the major obstruction to his own career success. His isolation is lifted when his three sisters and estranged father come to spread his mother’s ashes. Brook’s loving sisters have a magical effect on his anger and apathy, suggesting there may be hope for the misanthropic musician after all.

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60%
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Fresh

"I Am Not a Hipster" is the kind of lovingly crafted, deeply affecting drama that gives small indie films a good name.

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

The title accurately reflects Brook's constant self-involved, self-protective pose, but both he and the film tightly focused on him would have so much more fun if they just pulled back a little, looked around, and reached out.

Aaron Cutler, Village Voice
Rotten

A deeper glimpse of the San Diego indie-rock scene around him might have made Brook's self-absorbed resentment less overbearing.

Dennis Harvey, Variety
Fresh

It succeeds at times in spite of itself, though it ultimately adds up to less than the sum of its sometimes impressive, sometimes insufferable parts.

Nathan Rabin, AV Club

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