Entertainment

Monogamy

An engaged Brooklyn couple deals, sort of, with the concept of “Monogamy” in a slow-moving indie drama.

Chris Messina (“Julie & Julia”) stars as a frustrated wedding photographer questioning his attachment to his singer fiancée (Rashida Jones of “The Office”) as he becomes obsessed with a side business: People hire him to be their personal paparazzo, so he can slink around grabbing casual pictures of them as they go about their lives. Nice idea, but it’s the last one in the movie, which was written and directed by Dana Adam Shapiro, an Oscar nominee for his doc “Murderball.”

It will not surprise you to learn that the photographer’s next client is a hot blonde with a fondness for being caught in provocative poses. Her unabashed sultriness begins to make his lady love seem like a prude.

Plotwise, the movie can (like many a Brooklynite) barely be bothered to comb its hair. Just when the pace needs to pick up, everyone sits around discussing fruity drinks.

Your enjoyment will depend almost entirely on your ability to be dazzled by proximity to the movie’s authentically observed Brooklyn creative army. With their T-shirts, their Apple gear, their open-mike nights and banter that is glib without ever getting to clever, the characters occupy a monoculture as limited as Mayberry’s. I reached the outer limits of my endurance level after 25 minutes, but you may make it to an hour.