"The Art of Getting By" (2011) is a coming-of-age romantic drama that isn't exactly reinventing the wheel so to speak but it's charming nonetheless. The film stars Freddie Highmore as George, a loner/slacker high school senior who's lost in fatalistic thought and completely neglecting his schoolwork. George is also a promising artist who cannot find any inspiration to paint. Enter Sally, played by Emma Roberts, who is George's classmate and new friend. Though George continues to find no inspiration for schoolwork, through Sally he does find friendship and someone he cares about and eventually does inspire him. The road is rocky for George, however, because he cannot process his feelings for Sally and there's trouble not only at home but all that schoolwork he's not been doing catches up to him.
As I pointed out, there's not a lot new here in this genre but the acting is solid and the film has a certain charm. Several well-known actors took supporting roles in this film (Blair Underwood, Rita Wilson, & Alicia Silverstone) which rounds out the cast well. Again, this film doesn't change the world but it makes for an enjoyable hour and a half. C+
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