much of the problem with art school confidential lie with the character of jerome . clowes write graphic novel and and the main character he write here be simply a cartoon figure with no depth to speak of . he fall much too fast from his ambition of become the world great artist to someone willing to compromise his talent for the sake of come in first in a college competition . grant and he be pliable and ape whoever he happen to be with at the momentit bardo one moment and star alumnus marvin bushmiller ( adam scott ) the next and adopt the bitter and nihilistic ranting of failed artist jimmy ( jim broadbent ) a if those belief be his own . this might all be interesting if jerome be and say and the type of troubled and seek boy that minghella play in bee season . sadly he be not and and though minghella be a fine actor and there not a lot he can do with what be essentially a stick figure . that not to say that art school confidential be completely worthless . malkovich ( who also produce ) be very funny and and so be broadbent and but mostly this feel like the type of comedy jerome roommate vince might someday make represent overly broad and obvious and and very self conscious . it want to be cool and it want to be hip and but like jerome in his quest to be the next picasso and it merely clueless .