Overwiew :Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper. Plant / Dog / Racism / Gardening / Lawyer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Sean Axmaker : ...a familiar tale of lovers separated by cultural assumptions and social expectations. more...
C+
San Francisco Chronicle - Ruthe Stein : The trouble with the movie is that it sometimes seems at odds with itself... more...
C
ReelViews - James Berardinelli : Something New may not be able to convert die-hard cynics, but it will please romantic comedy lovers of all genders, colors, and persuasions. more...
B
New York Times - Manohla Dargis : ...pleasantly diverting romance... more...
B
New York Post - Kyle Smith : ...irresistibly warm and surprisingly realistic. more...
B
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen : Finally, a rom-com with a little more to offer than the same old, same old. more...
B
filmcritic.com - Sean O'Connell : New merely suffers from the same old continuity gaffs and blatant hurdles that accompany bad writing. more...
C-
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum : There's an easygoing authenticity to the depiction of Kenya and her world... more...
C+
E! Online - ...this movie unfortunately comes off as mostly something old and something borrowed--from T : http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,89129,00.html more...
Chicago Tribune - Jessica Reaves : ...a light treatment that touches on some heavy topics... more...
B
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert : I found myself unexpectedly moved. more...
A-
Boston Globe - Wesley Morris : ...an inept and unsubtle romantic fantasy about how black people and white people don't mix. more...
C-
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Eleanor Ringel Gillespie : Overall, this interracial comedy romance is a little too loosey-goosey, but it's also well-acted, funny and keenly observed. more...
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