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Movie Overview
Cast
Renée Zellweger
Harry Connick
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Director
Jonas Elmer
MPAA Rating
PG - for language and some suggestive material
New in Town (2009)
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OFCS Rating: 15% Rotten
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"Mostly because of a lead character as unbelievable as Renee Zellweger's ambitious Lucy Hill, it's not easy to warm up to this romantic comedy."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Betty Jo Tucker
D
"
New in Town
is nothing short of a character assassination attempt on Minnesota, and even worse, it's a ghastly romantic comedy that requires heavy sedation to endure."
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
B-
""New In Town" is an uncomplicated fish-out-of-water romance with just enough modern-day social commentary to give it some substance."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
2/4
"The culprits are the stereotypical screenplay and the hacksaw editing. It's pretty clear that a whole lot of material is currently gathering dust on the cutting-room floor."
DustinPutman.com
Dustin Putman
F
"The kind of movie someone would make if they put off their weekend movie-making homework until Sunday night."
Film.com
Eric D. Snider
C-
"Frozen Capracorn [that] will leave you cold...Minnesotans might legitimately want to sue for defamation."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
1/5
"An unappealing comedy with a derisive and dismissive depiction of Midwesterners."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
1.5/4
"The movie has little to recommend it and more than a few things to encourage those who pursue quality cinema to stay away."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
C-
"Zellweger tries to play the fish out of water, but
New in Town
's script leaves everyone gasping for air."
E! Online
James Rocchi
"Parental Content Review"
Screen It!
Jim Judy
2/4
"Strained, lighter-than-air romantic comedy about a corporate executive who falls for the smalltown, snowbound locals she's sent to layoff. Like its heroine, it never warms up."
Big Picture Big Sound
Joe Lozito
"As generic as its title while also yawningly idiotic in its own unique way..."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
0/4
"The sight of the Gold Circle Films logo at the top of a romantic comedy released at the beginning of the year is a most dire signifier of impending cinematic doom."
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
B
"There may be nothing new here, but like one character's favorite recipe, sometimes bland can still be tasty."
Beliefnet
Nell Minow
0/4
"Like the odious stepchild of
Fargo
,
New in Town
gleefully offers up citizens of rural, snowbound New Ulm, Minnesota as a collection of funny-speaking, Jesus-loving, tapioca-making misfits deserving of nothing less than outright mockery."
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
1.5/5
"a stale, old, and bankrupt premise"
Filmcritic.com
Paul Brenner
1/5
"It is a romantic comedy so condescending, so stupid and so utterly devoid of laughs, charm or recognizable entertainment value that I kept waiting for Kate Hudson to show up at some point to take over the lead role"
eFilmCritic.com
Peter Sobczynski
8/10
"The warmth of love thaws even the coldest of corporate hearts in this easy-to-take Zellweger vehicle."
Monsters and Critics
Ron Wilkinson
3/10
"Predictably formulaic romantic comedy that's as bleak as the Minnesota-in-winter landscape"
SSG Syndicate
Susan Granger
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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