50
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallAn original and highly memorable comedy, and mention should be made of Ebiri’s work beyond filmmaking: he is also a film critic for New York Magazine, thus giving proof that those who review films for a living can also turn around and make a damn fine movie.
- New Guy isn't the first movie to get laughs from the bloodless milieu of contemporary corporate life. But it may be the first to offer a frightening glimpse of the actual blood pulsing beneath.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghRises above its low-budget limitations by pandering to the most outrageously paranoid fantasies of unhappy office drones.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyDoes a lot with little, milking a single location and minimal dialogue for deadpan humor, tension, and macabre payoff.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThis is Ebiri's first feature after directing four shorts. He shows talent, but shouldn't give up his day job just yet.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceNever quite locates a sensibility to call its own.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAlas, the movie is less clever than its characters.