Rotten
A shockingly banal script lends the movie a generic awfulness; you wish Zellweger were in better hands.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out
New in Town
She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.
2009 · 1h 37m · PG
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Jonas Elmer
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New in Town
Overview
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment — in the middle of nowhere — to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straightforward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.
Director and cast
- Jonas Elmer Director
- Renée Zellweger as Lucy Hill
- Harry Connick Jr. as Ted Mitchell
- J.K. Simmons as Stu Kopenhafer
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Blanche Gunderson
- Mike O'Brien as Lars Ulstead
- Frances Conroy as Trudy Van Uuden
- Ferron Guerreiro as Bobbie Mitchell
- Barbara James Smith as Joan
- James Durham as Rob Deitmar
- Robert Small as Donald Arling
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The offspring of "Baby Boom" meets "Doc Hollywood."
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
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.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
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.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
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.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
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