New Guy (2003)
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63% of critics liked it
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35% of users liked it
(115 ratings)
In this witty and understated thriller, Gregg (Kelly Miller) has just hired on as a new office drone at a large and faceless corporate office. While Gregg has heard some curious rumors about his immediate predecessor and senses he hasn't been welcomed warmly by his co-workers, he doesn't think much… More In this witty and understated thriller, Gregg (Kelly Miller) has just hired on as a new office drone at a large and faceless corporate office. While Gregg has heard some curious rumors about his immediate predecessor and senses he hasn't been welcomed warmly by his co-workers, he doesn't think much of it until he stays late one evening and is locked into the building. As the night wears on, Gregg discovers his employers are looking for more than just hard work and the right attitude from their workers, resulting in a terrifying ordeal. The New Guy was the debut feature film from writer and director Bilge Ebiri. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.
- Directed By
- Bilge Ebiri
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Nov 10, 2004 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 29, 2005
- Studio
- Vanguard
Critic Reviews
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Dana Stevens, New York Times
The first feature film by Bilge Ebiri, a New York Magazine film critic, is an unusual hybrid, a surreal 'cubicle comedy' that subtly morphs into a paranoid thriller.
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
This is Ebiri's first feature after directing four shorts. He shows talent, but shouldn't give up his day job just yet.
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Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice
From the co-workers' macho hazing rituals to the pseudo-arty gotcha ending, New Guy never quite locates a sensibility to call its own.
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David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
Alas, the movie is less clever than its characters.
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Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Performances are solid and the washed-out, blue-tinged cinematography lends a sickish aura to the soul-eroding cubicles, offices and conference rooms that all too vividly evoke the mind-set of depressed wage slaves.
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