I finally had the opportunity to watch The Art of Getting By today and I kind of loved it. No surprise there! I failed to convince Jeanette to see it with me over the summer so had to settle for watching it solo. Worth it. I’ve always been a huge fan of Emma Roberts ever since her days on Nickelodeon’s “Unfabulous” and Freddie Highmore is like the international version to my American version of Logan Lerman.

The Art of Getting By was originally titled “Homework,” but after seeing the film, either title would have worked. I think the new title probably suits it better though since the emphasis on art in the film and how it relates to George’s (Freddie Highmore) life makes more sense. Basically George is a teenager that gets constantly lost in his own thoughts and because of this, he never does any of his homework. He’s a slacker that keeps getting slack from his principal, but he is dangerously close to not graduating at all. The angst-y teenager then meets another girl from his school named Sally (Emma Roberts) and soon after the two become great friends and he starts to develop feelings for her. Whether those feelings are reciprocated or not – you’ll just have to watch!

The movie is a little slow, but it is so indie it hurts my stomach and I love it. The soundtrack is fairly decent and though at times I felt annoyed with some of the characters, there were other moments that I grew invested in them.