The latest in the never ending saga of ugly duckling-becomes- beautiful swan films, The New Guy flails and flaps in these well charted waters, never really going with the current or finding good solid footing on which to rest its weary plot.

| Nov 13, 2019

Lyle Lovett plays the hero's dad: money must be tight. DJ Qualls: aiming at the dumb and dumber crowd.

| Jan 12, 2018

It's a fun, upbeat movie, and there are scenes that are downright hilarious.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 11, 2013

So what's new about The New Guy? Not much, actually.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 11, 2013

DJ Qualls does possess some charm, but not the chutzpah to make the forced humor float.

| Jun 11, 2013

A very forgettable new teen comedy.

| Jun 11, 2013

Despite the endearing presence of DJ Qualls, this feeble farce scrapes the bottom of the gross-out barrel with pitiful results.

| Jun 11, 2013

A comedy just funny enough to make viewers wish it were far funnier.

| Jun 11, 2013

Maybe the only thing revelatory about The New Guy is how redemptive a good heart can be to even the most derivative film. Be prepared to smile.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 11, 2013

The New Guy is a waste of talent and time.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 28, 2010

Lame, hokey, filled with plot holes, and cursed with a lazy script.

| Apr 29, 2009

Distinguished by certain rodent-like features, Qualls is a bargain-basement, pre-adult version of David Spade -- and becomes just as tiresome.

Full Review | Aug 6, 2008

Joyless dreck, another dumbed-down teen comedy fired out of Hollywood with all the crudeness of a spitball.

| Original Score: D | Aug 5, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 10, 2007

It isn't very good, but it doesn't seem to care, which turns out to be rather refreshing.

| Mar 6, 2007

Likeable characters and a cliched but meatier-than-usual story for a teen comedy.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

No words can describe how truly awful this movie is.

| Original Score: 0.5/4 | Jan 7, 2004

...an appealing setup that is, for the most part, employed to hopelessly underwhelming effect...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 1, 2003

Algumas piadas so muito boas, mas, de modo geral, o filme decepciona. Caso se mantivesse politicamente incorreto, seria melhor.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2003

Too little Griffin and too much toilet humor equals too bad for The New Guy.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 20, 2003