TRENCH COAT

www.edsreview.com George Zinavoy(Freddy Highmore) is one of the teens that seems to have no focus. He's just skating by doing the least possible to get by. He's obviously got smarts, but doesn't have the impetus to use them. He wears the ever present trench coat, and tries to blend into the background. Obviously his mother has her own issues. She's in a relationship with a guy whose business is failing, and she's losing everything trying to hold on to him and help him out. But when George gets a chance to be friends with Sally (Emma Roberts) he jumps into it with both feet. They find a connection over similar circumstances, but decide to remain platonic friends. George is in trouble in school again, and may not be able to graduate, so the principal introduces him (and Sally) to an artist alumni Dustin, (Michael Angarano) a successful painter, and he is a guide to George into finding out what is really important to him, but distractions cause George to once again resort to just getting by, and he may not be able to graduate after all. This is an interesting film. George is like many teens today, who seem to have this fatalistic view of life where nothing is worth anything, and just getting by is truly an art. George gets a chance with Sally, but is afraid to pursue it. Then when he decides it's worth it, the chance has passed. It's the same with school. By the time he decides it's worth it, the chance has passed, and he finds himself in a really tough bind. He loves art ...