Summer where are thou? Literally, it's raining every day! And what's more likely to do that catching up on my movie list? Yesterday I saw The Art of Getting By. Not really an inspiring title, but the film really surprised me. Not in a sense I was completely 'wowed' at the end but I really enjoyed watching this film while it played.
“People live alone and die alone.” This is the quote that haunted George Zinavoy (Freddie Highmore) when he was younger as it made him realize his mortality and changed his whole outlook on life. George is a lonely teenager living in New York City and this film is about his struggle with finding motivation to graduate high school; moreover questioning the point of life altogether. He literally fails to do any work whatsoever.
Inevitably, this film is also about a girl, Sally (Emma Roberts), who George befriends and their relationship complicates as the plot develops. They become aware of their feelings for each other yet find it hard to communicate them.
George is an extremely likeable protagonist and this gives the whole storyline more sincerity. As an audience you really get drawn into his emotions and his view of the world. It's not Emma Roberts best performance (what's up with the arrogance attitude?) but the film is nice for an easy going time.
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