Rotten
The vapidity of The Art of Getting By goes beyond the anthill-sized dramatic stakes. The dialogue, while occasionally epigrammatic, is tone-deaf to individual speech rhythms.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The Art of Getting By
The toughest lesson is love.
2011 · 1h 23m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Gavin Wiesen
Overview
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The Art of Getting By wants to be sweet and insightful, but ends up scattered and slight.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Rotten
A dull yet extremely self-important drama about rich, badly parented kids who feel sorry for themselves.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
For anyone not in a similar state of age-related solipsism - i.e., anyone outside the 16- to 25-year-old age bracket - this is more than a little annoying.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
There are several lessons to be learned in "The Art of Getting By," though all arrive too late to save this well-meaning but dreadfully executed movie.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
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