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The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By (Homework)

2011

Gavin Wiesen

Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser ...

5.8

7,781

Romance. Comedy George (Freddie Highmore), a smart teenage loner, has made it to his senior year despite the fact that he has never completed an assignment. Enter Sally (Emma Roberts), the school beauty, who hides her melancholy behind the protective mask of popularity. An unlikely connection blooms as these kindred spirits bond over their troubled parental relationships. With his education hanging by a thread, George concedes to let Dustin mentor him. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	John Anderson Variety	"Facile, formulaic and utterly charm-free"	NEG
United States	Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Has more charm and wit than most of its J.D. Salinger-inspired cousins in the same genre, and is undeniably engaging (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Even though it's not exactly inventive or new, The Art of Getting By gets by on its lead character's endearing charm (...) ★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'The Art of Getting By' is pleasant and well-acted and easy to watch (...) but at the end, I was wondering, what is the point?	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Freddie Highmore is on tremendously annoying form in this hapless quirky-teen love story"	NEG
United Kingdom	Anna Smith Empire	"A likeable debut from director Gavin Wiesen that will appeal to teens. And, my, hasn't that Freddie Highmore grown up."	POS
United States	Ben Sachs Chicago Reader	"The movie is so filled with such optimistic gestures that one wishes it were more convincing; the dialogue is riddled with cliches and the leads are too confident to portray teenage insecurities credibly"	NEU
United States	Amy Biancolli SFGATE	"Highmore's a charmer, and he carries the movie well on his slim shoulders. Granted, it doesn't weigh much."	POS
United States	John Anderson Variety	"Facile, formulaic and utterly charm-free"	NEG

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