The Art Of Getting By

George (Freddie Highmore) is a lonely and slightly neurotic teen with constant thoughts of death on his mind to make any real effect in school, but somehow George has manage to make it to senior year without ever having done any real work. One day George is befriended by Sally (Emma Roberts) a beautiful and complicated girl, she sees the true artistic gentle soul of George and believe in him when he doesn't believe in himself.

The Art of Getting By is a sweet indie romance movie of two kids finding the strength from within and growing-up, knowing that life is messy but that doesn't stop you from living it. This coming of age movie is touching and a little neurotic, but that's life and you can't help but like the characters.

I give this movie 3 Stars.

The Help

Skeeter (Emma Stone) returns home to Jackson Mississippi, after graduating from college determined to become a writer. Life in a small town in 1963 is hard for a career woman, so she got a great idea for a book to write an expose on the life of the help. Skeeter decided to interview her best friend, a black maid and write the story from the help point of view, as they take care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Viola Davis) was the first of the help to open up to skeeter but not at first, she knew she can get in to a lot of trouble just for socializing with a white woman. So in secret she told her story but the rest of the black community didn't want nothing to do with the project, then Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer) joined the collaboration and soon more women tired of the treatment they were getting, came together to tell their stories, and as it turn out they had a lot to say about what went on in the homes of their bosses. After their book was publish a unlikely friendship emerges from these three ladies, forcing this small town to face the facts that time were changing.

The Help is a beautifully writing, directed and casted movie. Directed by Tate Taylor who made a strong poignant film, that was at time hard to see without getting emotional. The blatant discrimination back in the 1960's was very difficult to watch, but to be able to tell the story as hard as it was back then, it will move you to tears, and laughter too. I predict that this film and some of it stars will have "OSCAR" nominations, as they deserve it so.

"A MUST SEE MOVIE FOR ALL AGES'

I give this movie 5 Stars.

Attack The Block

Attack the Block is a about a gang of delinquent kids from a rough inner city project in south London, who after killing a small alien creature, is unaware that more are coming but the rest aren't as small as the one they killed. Now the kids are trying to stay alive and defend their turf against the savage alien creature, making there neighborhood a war zone.

Attack The Block has promising sci-fi action, the alien will surprise you. Attack the Block is like the little engine that could, if given a chance, so don't judge this book by it's cover cause it will surprise you.

I give this movie 3 1/2 Stars.