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May 2006

Rated PG-13

Recording Mode: (unknown)

Closed Captioned

100 min.

Color

Extra Info: Full Frame

UPC: 025192886621
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Leading Role: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker
Director: Sanaa Hamri

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Movie Description
IN THEATERS FEBRUARY 3, 2006


First-time feature director Sanaa Hamri presents a sweet romantic comedy about a driven businesswoman (Sanaa Lathan) who knows exactly what she wants out of life, including the exact character traits of her future Mr. Right. When she meets a handsome landscaper (Simon Baker) who doesn't fit in with her preconceived notions of the perfect male, she must decide between following her intuition or her carefully laid plans., Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) is a beautiful, successful lawyer with loving parents and a close-knit group of supportive friends--but, predictably, no love life to speak of. Out for drinks on Valentine's Day, she and her girlfriends lament the difficulty of finding the "ideal black man" (successful, educated, and attractive), and the point is driven home when a coworker sets Kenya up on a blind date with a successful, educated, and attractive landscape architect named Brian (Simon Baker)--who turns out to be, to her surprise and dismay, white. While Kenya at first tries to deny their obvious attraction, the two soon start a relationship; and though they have undeniable chemistry, cultures clash.


The plot of SOMETHING NEW is not, in fact, actually new, combining many of the usual truisms of romantic comedies and interracial dramas. In fact, with his too-good-to-be-true personality (sensitive yet strong, working with his hands yet educated, determined yet patient), Brian is reminiscent of Sidney Poitier's John in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, a man so perfect that no critic could find anything to object to beyond his race. But top-to-bottom excellent performances from an extremely talented cast make the characters three-dimensional and save the movie from cliché. Lathan's radiant, skillful performance manages to display all of Kenya's many neuroses and flaws, even her occasional rudeness, without ever allowing her to become unlikable. The always excellent Earl Billings and Alfre Woodard bring real warmth and depth to the roles of Kenya's parents, and Donald Faison displays perfect comic timing as her playboy brother. Blair Underwood--as Brian's main competition--miraculously manages to make his attractive, suave character somewhat unappealing. The actors, working with Sanaa Hamri's sure-handed and inventive direction (in her feature film debut, no less), give the movie a lively spark and likeability that elevate it above its genre conventions.

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Cast:Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker
Director:Sanaa Hamri

Industry Reviews
"[R]eliably agreeable....The film is good news....It's a store-bought valentine with real heart."
New York Times - Manohla Dargis (02/03/2006)

"There's an easygoing authenticity to Kenya and her world....Out of genre stereotype rut, SOMETHING NEW finds a way to exhale..."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (02/10/2006)

3 stars out of 5 -- "[R]efreshing....Smarter than your average date movie."
Total Film - Jane Crowther (01/01/2007)


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