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The New Guy Reviews

2002

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THE NEW GUY is an energetic, sweet-natured comedy that gleefully discombobulates the unfortunate social class system that has plagued high schools since the beginning of time. Teenager Dizzy Harrison (DJ Qualls) is the laughing stock of Texas' Rocky Creek High School. But his loser status changes when he lands a prison sentence .. Read more

Starring	Eddie Griffin, Lyle Lovett, DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku
Director	Edward Decter
Genres	Comedy

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- "...Qualls moves his marionette body around with a true clown's effervescence, and he does rubber-faced parodies of youth cool that are just what youth cool deserves..."
- 11201
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  - 3
  American Pie it ain't
  
  Utterly dismal - not even slightly funny. Was this written by a computer? It ticks all the usual boxes of the US Teen coming-of age formula. Doubtless the men ... read more »
  
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  - Stephen
  - London
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 18:39
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  The New Guy
  
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  Predictable but enjoyable film.
  
  lead was excellent and played the 2 different characters really well.
  
  Never explained how someone who was ... read more »
  
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  - Bristol
  - 22 Mar 2010 at 17:29
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  The New Guy
  
  its an oldie but goodie
  
  its is one of the films you will always go back to
  
  it has some great bits in it
  
  some would say chick ... read more »
  
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  - Aylesbury
  - 15 Jan 2009 at 23:15
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  the new guy
  
  this film is for the twenty something it was quite funny in parts, but didnt float my
  
  boat that much ok if you have had a few bottles of wine.
  
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- - tweeky
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  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 12:38
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  The New Guy
  
  I absolutly love this film, you can't take it seriously to even the slightest extent, but sits so nicely with the American Pie style.
  
  There are ... read more »
  
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- - Willz85
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  - Redcar, Middlesbrough
  - 29 Apr 2008 at 23:54
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  The New Guy
  
  My son enjoyed the movie very much
  
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  - Leeds
  - 05 Mar 2008 at 11:14
- - 1
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  comedy comedy haha
  
  This type of film has been done time and time again and i suppose it wont be the last time either. Like the sound track but found the film lacking, the girls ... read more »
  
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- - dappa
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  - High Wycombe
  - 01 Feb 2008 at 21:53
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  Hilarious
  
  An irreverent parody on popularity - getting it, keeping it and doing without it. All encapsulated, as usual, within the confines of a teen flick. Funny at ... read more »
  
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- - Fiona Lim
  - London, England
  - 03 Jun 2007 at 17:38
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  Funny
  
  Loved it, little slow at the outset but turned out to be a hilarious movie, with a bit of everything mashed in
  
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  - OSSETT
  - 13 May 2007 at 15:15
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  Weak Sauce Film, nice Girl
  
  Ok, weak predictable and unfunny. Really, this has been done a hundred times and most of the time done better.
  
  Gets two stars simply because of Eliza... read more »
  
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- - The Alleycat
  - Nottingham
  - 22 Sep 2006 at 13:07
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  great
  
  this film is one for the family it is so funny I was laughing for ages and I dont usually find films funny very often but this one was hilarious!!
  
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  - bullshit
  - 16 Aug 2006 at 07:59
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- - 8
  - 3
  American Pie it ain't
  
  Utterly dismal - not even slightly funny. Was this written by a computer? It ticks all the usual boxes of the US Teen coming-of age formula. Doubtless the men ... read more »
  
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  - Stephen
  - London
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 18:39
- - 5
  - 0
  Ace Movie!
  
  Def worth a watch! If you like funny American teen movies with jerk football players and hot cheerleaders picking on the poor geeks at the botom of the social ... read more »
  
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- - Ginger691
  - Staffordshire
  - 19 May 2005 at 19:51
- - 4
  - 0
  abouslte wicked movie
  
  this film has everthing, a must rent, for kids, for anyone whos bored. keeps you laughing all the way. dizzy is a guy who gets bullied for being a dork, so he ... read more »
  
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- - Ali Nariman-Taheri
  - norfolk
  - 28 Oct 2004 at 07:53
- - 3
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  quirky
  
  Strange teen comedy this as all the lead actors are ugly... Nevermind this has an excellent story, and more than a few nice set-pieces. Including a rip-off of... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 22 Sep 2004 at 18:52
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  Teenage Humour
  
  I personally found this film funny throughout, has a lot going on which is completely unrealistic and stupid but hey its a teen comedy flick, have watched this ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 11 Jun 2005 at 21:06
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  Worth a watch
  
  this film cracked me up, especially the scenes with eddie griffiths...the look is class (you'll know what i mean when you see it). i have to say though, no ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 22 Jul 2005 at 11:55
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  yes is a cheesy teen does good film
  
  but you have to love it... any one who's walked the less than popular road in high school and is now an adult quite happy with themselves but still ... read more »
  
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  - midlands
  - 12 Aug 2005 at 12:27
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  great
  
  this film is one for the family it is so funny I was laughing for ages and I dont usually find films funny very often but this one was hilarious!!
  
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  - bullshit
  - 16 Aug 2006 at 07:59
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  This is a typical teen...
  
  This is a typical teen comedy but its actually very funny. My son's favourite type of film and I setteld down thinking it would be the usual tedious treat. ... read more »
  
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- - Sharon#84
  - TRURO
  - 27 May 2004 at 17:03
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  Brilliant! This film ...
  
  Brilliant! This film is your typical American teen movie: Cool Sexy Bullies Vs Friendly Ugly Geeks . Even though the humour is typically over the top and ... read more »
  
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- - Anna#18
  - READING
  - 23 Jun 2004 at 09:56

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- The New Guy
  
  THE NEW GUY is an energetic, sweet-natured comedy that gleefully discombobulates the unfortunate social class system that has plagued high schools since the beginning of time. Teenager Dizzy Harrison (DJ Qualls) is the laughing stock of Texas' Rocky Creek High School. But his loser status changes ...