Film200288 min

The New Guy

Name: The New Guy
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 2002
Duration: 88 min
Cast: DJ Qualls, Eliza Dushku, Zooey Deschanel, Lyle Lovett, Jerod Mixon

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyteenwholesomesimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"A zero will rise."

Boxlist takeA contained, moving comedy, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 409 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict and enrolls at a new school. But can he keep up the ruse?

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