HIGH school student George Zinavoy (Freddie Highmore) doesn’t see any point in completing class assignments and the socially awkward loner is on the verge of failing to graduate.
When his mother Vivian and step-father Jack discover he is on academic probation, George convinces them as well that there is no need to worry. By chance, George crosses paths with Sally (Emma Roberts) taking the blame and the punishment for her transgression during school hours.
In return, she introduces George to a world of parties and colour he never knew existed.
Writer-director Gavin Wiesen has certainly been vigilant about ensuring our happiness with this touching coming-of-age story, crafting detailed characters and dialogue that we believe in from the opening frame. Admittedly, the plot is predictable and many big screen teenagers have stumbled and fallen just like the laconic hero of Wiesen’s imagination.
However, what The Art Of Getting By lacks in originality, it makes up for in sincerity and bittersweet charm.
