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New in Town
In a dramatic story, telling Lucy Hale, an aspiring executive who likes to climb corporate ladder and all the material goods his success can buy. Over time, Lucy takes advantage of her appointment to restructure the manufacturing plant, unaware that she will change her life forever, as many things seem to be changing.
16 April 1984, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
13 November 1953, Monroe, Georgia, USA
9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
20 April 1951, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
May 26, 2009
A transparent fish-out-of-water romantic comedy by A Danish director which won't work with an American audience.
January 30, 2009
It follows a particularly abhorrent Hollywood formula: Ridicule the friendly, rural folks, show how stupid they are, then by the end, place their small-town values and inherent decency on a pedestal.
January 30, 2009
We could use an upbeat film with a solid Frank Capra vibe. But New in Town doesn't elicit a rah-rah spirit so much as it reawakens the cynical thought that such lazy screenwriters deserve to be out of work.
December 17, 2009
Zellweger exudes none of the warmth and winsome behavior that helped raise the first Bridget Jones film to something solid.
April 20, 2011
New in Town is old, and worn out. Its joints are creaky, it smells like mothballs, and it just keeps repeating the same old stories over and over again.
August 16, 2011
Sweet, gooey romantic comedy.
February 07, 2009
The offspring of "Baby Boom" meets "Doc Hollywood."
July 07, 2010
Bright and engaging, this film is just a bit of watchable fluff without a single moment of originality
February 02, 2009
In the current economic climate, this comedy about workers whose livelihood is rescued by a benevolent boss represents the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy. Don't spend your hard-earned discretionary cash on it.
January 30, 2009
The month of January has come to be known as a graveyard for bad movies, but how bad can it get? This one answers the question.
February 27, 2009
A shockingly banal script lends the movie a generic awfulness; you wish Zellweger were in better hands.
September 28, 2011
Zellwegger struggles in a frosty role that forces her into one comic indignity after another.