The Art of Getting By (2011) - Starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood. Written and Directed by Gavin Wiesen. Rated PG-13. Available on HBO GO and DVD.
The Art of Getting By follows George (Highmore), a high-school slacker talented in art, who encounters a girl (Roberts) just as rebellious as him, but who is more adept at "getting by," and a mentor-of sorts in an artist (Angarano) who graduated from the same high school.
The film is pretty good, especially for a debut director. The performances aren't bad, but aren't really the best they could be. The film also suffers some because it seems to be unsure of what the conflict is, but that actually might make it a tad more realistic, because life is normally not just one conflict at a time. But the problem is that what appears to be the main conflict of the movie doesn't appear until about 40 or more minutes into the movie. The film is also a bit predictable.
The film is overall decently entertaining, and if nothing else, it will be remembered as one of the early films of Highmore and Roberts who are both likely to have fairly successful careers in Hollywood.
Rating: 3 out of 5
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