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- 2002
- Unrated
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
- 2002
- Unrated
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
Summary A hilarious story about wiping the slate clean and reinventing yourself. (Sony)
Directed By: Ed Decter
Written By: David Kendall
- 2002
- Unrated
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
- 2002
- Unrated
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
The New Guy
24
8.8
Where to Watch
Summary A hilarious story about wiping the slate clean and reinventing yourself. (Sony)
Directed By: Ed Decter
Written By: David Kendall
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
24
9% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
26% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
65% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
24
9% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
26% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
65% Negative
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
The New Guy doesn't have a new idea in its head, but it trods over the old ground with such wit and heart that its lack of originality can be overlooked, if not entirely forgiven.
It makes little sense, fails as often as it succeeds, and yet is not hateful and is sometimes quite cheerfully original.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 63 User Ratings
8.8
86% Positive
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
8% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
6% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 63 User Ratings
8.8
86% Positive
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
8% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
6% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
A comedy just funny enough to make viewers wish it were far funnier.
The slapdash comic flailing of screenwriter and TV scribe-turned-director Ed Decter is only compounded by a script so disconnected you have to wonder if pages were lost on the way to the set.
Various actors deserving of better (including Zooey Deschanel, Eddie Griffin and Lyle Lovett) suffer through the undercooked material, while love interest Eliza Dushku gamely gets through both a bikini-modeling montage and a mechanical bull ride, but none of their efforts can save this film.
An unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years. Which can be the only rational explanation for making such a mess all over the screen.
An ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental. Surely, no one PLANNED something this disastrously unfunny.
A loveable high school comedy. It's not the funniest movie in the world, but it does make you laugh. I'm a **** for good cameos, and this movie is chock full of them. My biggest complaint is the scene where the actors are miming to a funk song, and it shows the guitar pretend playing the bassline. Other than that, it is totally worth a watch.
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