New In Town (DVD)

New in Town is a film starring Renee Zelwegger as a corporate honcho who heads to a small Minnesota town to gradually shut down their main income, a foodstuff factory, which while insignificant to the company which has newly aquired it, is of vital importance to the local community's survival. I am surprised to say I enjoyed this film. It received pretty mixed to dire reviews but I still couldn't help but rent it - Renee Zelwegger is always good - well maybe not in Cold Mountain, I thought she was diabolical in that. And Harry Connick Jr., well I admit I loved his retro Sinatra act long before the Bubles and Cullem's of the world tried to ape it so poorly. ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Renee Zellweger has proven time and again that she's quite a charming actress, and has the range to deliver solid dramatic AND comedic performance, which is quite the rarity, but in New in Town, she can't buoy a rather inept dramedy that just can't get off the ground and pick up any momentum due to its by-the-numbers script and lack of any real, powerful laughs. Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger) is a hotshot consultant who loves her high-flying lifestyle in Miami, Florida, but on an assignment, she is sent to New Ulm, Minnesota to oversee the "restructuring" of a new factory there, and ...  Read the complete review

'New in Town' is an over-sentimental romcom, set in the snowy wastes of Minnesota and starring Renee Zellweger with Harry Connick Jr. A formulaic film, attempting success through the inclusion of successful elements from many other films, 'New in Town' just ends up as a predictable clichéd romcom with disappointing performances and little chemistry. Renee Zellweger plays Lucy Hill, a smart and ambitious Miami businesswoman who is determinedly climbing the career ladder, holding her own in a male environment. She brings her fierce feminism to the more traditional Minnesota community, where she is tasked with downsizing the town's food manufacturing plant and ...  Read the complete review