Alicia I love this movie so much

SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

mherrin-43253 The New Guy: Directed by Ed Decter and written by David KendallThis is the single digit Tomatometer rating series and we start with The New Guy made in 2002 and its rating is 7%. Yikes right. If I listened to the professional critics on this, I should be running for the hills but I'm a bit of a glutton for cinematic punishment. This movie is pretty terrible but it kind of knows this fact and goes all the way over the top it possibly can. From the very first frame, you know this movie is shooting for the stars and probably doesn't care if it makes it. If you read the plot synopsis and know the genre and the time period this came out in, you'll guess everything that happens from the very beginning. This was made in the shadow of the success of the first American Pie movie. Raunchy teen comedies were a thing. It seems fairly harmless as a movie. I myself did not find it very funny. It was silly and extremely stupid but not funny. It tries too hard to say look at me, look at me being funny over here, I'm being here being funny. It trades in extreme sexualization of the female characters and bad parody of Braveheart. It is all harmless. I absolutely completely understand why the rating is so low for this one. It's really stupid. I give this movie a D.

camachbr0 This ridiculous film doesn't have much brains, but a lot of laughs at other's expenses and sexy girls, sounds like high school to me. This is a film I grew up with and I think it offers a legitimate way to get yourself out of the unpopular crew. It's an idea deep seeded in every dork or bullied kid's mind. Of course there are various extremities as the film plays like a cartoon without any logic or sense of pain for its characters. What is very true in the film is its overall theme, how to be popular (Be yourself, who hasn't heard that?) and how to get the hot girl (confidence). Because of its touchy subject of popularity that everyone can relate to, this film will grab everyone's heart and emotionally indulge you. That's what it, is a lovable film with a lot of heart and no brains. You'll definitely miss high school, after seeing this despite what part of the social hierarchy you were in. In the end, it's fair to everyone, and you'll smile, question things, shake your head, but try the "crazy eyes" for sure. Good film to re-imagine you scoring with your old high school crush. - camachbr0

Steve Pulaski It's amazing what I'll allow myself to watch, isn't it? The New Guy lies comfortably at the bottom of the barrel in terms of comedic teenage-fare. Its jokes are tired, its sight gags consistently unimpressive, and its story only elevated by the capable performance of DJ Qualls. You may remember him; that geeky, weird looking kid from Road Trip? His only starring role is unfortunately a film infested with dead end clichés and stale jokes so powerful they could taint a resume for decades.Qualls plays a high school senior named Dizzy, he's the stereotypical nerd who plays in a funk band and is treated with torment day in and day out at his high school. One day, Dizzy becomes involved in a little situation at school. Long story short, the poor guy's innocuous erection when talking to the pretty cheerleader leads to the librarian breaking his penis and sending him into a never-ending sea of embarrassment. For no real reason, loopier than all hell on prescription drugs, Dizzy intrudes on a church sermon at a local mall and is sent to prison.In prison, Dizzy meets Luther (Eddie Griffin), a man who understands the position the poor sap is in and wants to help him out. Dizzy winds up expelled from his old high school and winds up taking advice from Luther on how to be hip and cool. He gives him a makeover and renames him "Gil Harris," as he attends the school run by preppy girls and jocks, East Highland High. He quickly sets his sights on school cheerleader Danielle (Eliza Dushku), and quickly learns the only way to leave an impression is to be a jerk, so that's exactly what he does.One thing I truly need to admire about The New Guy is its lack of ambition. It's hard to find a film from the last few years that seems to be as inert and as lifeless as this one. From its drab title, to its cloyingly bland poster, contrived setup, stock characters that can be described and summed up in one word, unfathomable plot points, and a barrage of other things, it's almost as if the executives behind the picture told Columbia Pictures that they wanted to fund, produce, create, and distribute one of the most boring and listless examples of teenage banal.And they succeeded. Not only does the film make us sit through ninety-three tedious minutes of clichés and dead-ends, it also shortchanges the comic ability of its headlining actor, Eddie Griffin, by giving him virtually zero screen time. The man shows up at leisure, pulls off the ominous prisoner with little convincing charisma, and seems to appear and reappear at convenience.As stated before, DJ Qualls is an underrated talent, unfortunately confined to a supporting role more often than not or simply not recognized at all. This is tragic but also apparent when you have mediocre comedies existing on your resume in place of successful, possibly defining staples. If we were to compare The New Guy to, say, Stealing Harvard, you'd have to resort to the political method of picking the lesser of the two evils. If you compared it to the nineties icon Slacker, well, you'd be comparing art and trash.Starring: DJ Qualls, Eddie Griffin, Eliza Dushku, and Zooey Deschanel. Directed by: Ed Decter.

Rcwilkinson123 I will not take too much time on this review since a movie like 'The New Guy' doesn't deserve any analysis that gets too deep.Simply put, this movie is pretty dumb, with some funny parts. A lot of swearing ruins a lot of parts for me. It does teach a lesson about how you shouldn't change who you are just to fit in, but stay true to who you are and strive to be a good example.It's got quality scenes, but then it's got some sleazy scenes as well which hold it back from being anything worth remembering.It's the simplest of lessons, mixed in with some funny moments but a lot of crap. 1.5 stars/4