A Smart Movie that is Insightful and Entertaining as it Satirises theAvant-Garde Art World. Not a Fresh Idea to be sure but an alwaysWelcome Debate about "Yes, but is it Art?". That Conundrum seems to beForever with Us and it never really has an Easy Answer and it shouldn'tbecause it is Purely Rhetorical.

Trying to Answer that Question is like trying to Answer "Why are wehere?" or "What is the Meaning of life?" It is a Labyrinth of a Questto attempt such Profound Inquiries.

Director Jonathan Parker is Articulate and Funny as He Dumbs Down theDumb Work of these Creators and Their Creations and is Empathetic andenjoys Poking Fun at what He Loves. His Own Film Straddles the Linebetween Commercially Viable and Free Expression. A sort of aCombination of the Two on-screen Brothers.

Adam Goldberg as a Sound Artist that says "Harmony was a Capitalistplot to sell pianos.", and His Brother Aaron Bailey as a Painter whohas Not Really Sold Out but His Paintings Do, to Corporations andHotels.

The Film includes many Arty Characters that give this thing Pizazz.Marley Shelton as the Gallery Owner that is very Comfortable in Her ownFake Skin of a Noise inducing Wardrobe of Vinyl and Ruffles. HerAudible Attire attracts the Noise Conscious Sound Artist for a RomanticInterlude, but that is hardly the Story here.

There Hardly is a Story here but what is here is a parade of Amusingand Egotistical Artists that are Lively and Loving every minute ofTheir Expressionism. Just like the Creators of this Engaging Entry Intoa very Weird World. The Movie is Not for All Tastes but that is thePoint.

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.

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.