15 May 2023

The Art of Getting By

 



The Art of Getting By 2011

  • Director: Gavin Weisen
  • Based on books by Lewis Carroll
  • Cast: Freddy Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Marcus Carl Franklin, Ann Dowd, Alicia Silverstone
  • Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
    • Freddy Highmore – Toast, A Good Year, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland
    • Michael Angarano – Dear Wendy, Seabiscuit, Almost Famous
    • Marcus Carl Franklin - Be Kind Rewind
    • Ann Dowd – The Leftovers
    • Alicia Silverstone  –  The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Clueless
  • Why? Possibly fun
  • Seen: 4 May 2023

George (Highmore) doesn’t see the point since everyone dies anyway. So he doesn’t do his homework. He mouths off, politely of course, to his teachers. He doesn’t care. About anything. Ever. Until he meets Sally (Roberts).

This is really boring. Just another American rich kid high school film only in New York instead of California.

Highmore is cute as always, but Roberts is charmless and annoying.

Pretentious codswallop. 

2* of 5         

 


 

 

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