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New Guy, The (2002) Rank 1 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give New Guy, The (2002) a score of 1.9160 out of 4
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New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Gene Seymour)Newsday (Gene Seymour)
An unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Charles Savage)Miami Herald (Charles Savage)
Anyone who wants to enjoy himself at a good movie about a high school geek who undergoes a transformation should go see "'Spider-Man" again instead. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Miami Herald (Charles Savage)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
You have to have faith that kids will recognize a bad movie when it's foisted on them -- and they don't get much worse than The New Guy. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Renee Graham)Boston Globe (Renee Graham)
Probably would have worked better as a slamming soundtrack than as a muddle-headed movie. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Boston Globe (Renee Graham)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Renee Graham)Boston Globe (Renee Graham)
So wrongheaded that this one couldn't even have looked good on paper. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Boston Globe (Renee Graham)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Donna Domino)San Francisco Examiner (Donna Domino)
OK, maybe I'm a snob who's seen too many foreign films, but, Dude, this flick is, like, so totally lame-o. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Donna Domino)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Too little Griffin and too much toilet humor equals too bad for The New Guy. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Badly written and amateurishly put together. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Dan Lybarger)Kansas City Star (Dan Lybarger)
For a movie that extols breaking from the pack, "The New Guy" stays well within the herd. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Kansas City Star (Dan Lybarger)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Two really hysterical moments in a movie that is otherwise embarrassingly unfunny. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Fantastica Daily (Mervius)Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Did the filmmakers have a script at all? Or did they simply not refer to it during production? ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Michael Phillips)Citysearch (Michael Phillips)
The only way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Citysearch (Michael Phillips)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
Everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique, which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Sue Pierman)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
The type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Charles Savage)Miami Herald (Charles Savage)
This is nothing but familiar territory. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Miami Herald (Charles Savage)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Steve Rhodes
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
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. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie GuideTV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
...read the complete New Guy movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Lame, haphazard teen comedy. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Movies for Guys
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Norm Schrager)filmcritic.com (Norm Schrager)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at filmcritic.com (Norm Schrager)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Parent Previews
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Lame, derivative comedy. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Mediasharx (Dustin Gast)Mediasharx (Dustin Gast)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Mediasharx (Dustin Gast)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Screen It! (Jim Judy)Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Lame, disjointed and worse yet, not very funny. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
A youth comedy that's not as crass as it could be, but neither is it as funny as it should be. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Lame, derivative comedy. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Boredom incarnate. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Mark Olsen)LA Weekly (Mark Olsen)
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 ...read the complete New Guy movie review at LA Weekly (Mark Olsen)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
In an inspired bit of casting, Lyle Lovett plays the dad of the goofy-looking Diz/Gil. That these two could be related might be the only believable touch in this whole misfired thing. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers (Mike Wood)Natural Born Viewers (Mike Wood)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Natural Born Viewers (Mike Wood)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Reel.com
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for CinemaSpeak.com (Ian Golding)CinemaSpeak.com (Ian Golding)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at CinemaSpeak.com (Ian Golding)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for ESpy.ca (Peter Weiler)ESpy.ca (Peter Weiler)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at ESpy.ca (Peter Weiler)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Never gets on the good foot. ...read the complete New Guy movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
New Guy, The (2002) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
...read the complete New Guy movie review at Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
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New Guy, The (2002) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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