Where this is certainly not the best movie of the season, it was definitely entertaining. It is about a subject we can all relate to - the delicate, infuriating social structure of high school. It has a good mix of clever humor, dumb slapstick, serious moments, and those little kickers like cameos and popular movie spoofs. It also has a very mild serious element; any more would have been burdensome, less would leave it mindless. DJ Qualls's performance is very likeable, and for the most part so is his character. The acting is mediocre, but that's what one should expect from a movie in this genre. The cinematography is not poor, but could have been better. The plot is contrived and predictable, but so are most these days. It is mostly the bizarre humor, easy to like characters, and outtakes that make this movie worth watching.
Review of The New Guy
