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Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
I don't know why this movie was made or who it was made for. It is however not assembly-line fodder, and seems occasionally to be the work of inmates who have escaped from the Hollywood High School Movie Asylum. It makes little sense, fails as often as it succeeds, and yet is not hateful and is sometimes quite cheerfully original. ...
Glenn Whipp
L.A. Daily News
"The New Guy" is the latest in a long line of Pygmalion stories, but it's probably the first one in which the coming-of-age character has his penis broken. That tells you much of what you need to know about this standard-issue, occasionally funny, story of a high-school nerd who learns that self-worth is more important than popularity with peers. ...
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ostensibly a geek-conquers-all fantasy cut from the same cloth as every other high school movie in which the nerdy kid/artsy girl suffers much humiliation before scoring with the prettiest babe/hottest hunk, "The New Guy" reaches breathtaking lows of incoherence, sexism, racial stereotyping, and -- did I say incoherence? ...
Charles Savage
Miami Herald
The latest in a long line of low-budget comedies churned out in hope of extracting the price of a ticket from America's dimmer teenagers, "The New Guy" is stamped from the well-worn mold of the high school loser who becomes popular after a makeover. ...
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The New Guy
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(2002)
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Overview:
Locked in the pen for an array of misdeeds at his old school, nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison (DJ Qualls) learns the art of intimidation and other fine points of "prison cool" from fellow inmate Luther (Eddie Griffin). This mismatched duo joins forces, ultimately transforming geeky dud Dizzy into the hip, studly "Gil Harris." Transferred to a new school after his release, "Gil" destroys the popularity-obsessed social system, boosts school morale and wins the heart of Danielle (Eliza Dushku), the gorgeous girl-next-door.
Starring:
D.J. Qualls, Lyle Lovett, Eddie Griffin, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Parry Shen, Laura Clifton and Illeana Douglas
Directed by:
Ed Decter
Written by:
David Kendall
Cinematographer:
Michael D. O'Shea
Composers:
Nick Glennie-Smith and Ralph Sall
Studio:
Columbia Tristar
Release Date:
May 10, 2002
MPAA Rating:
(PG-13) - for sexual content, language, crude humor and mild drug references
Running Time:
100 minutes
Websites:
Official Site
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