Reviews

"A surreal ‘cubicle comedy’ that subtly morphs into a paranoid thriller… [Kelly Miller’s] solemn, deadpan performance at times recalls Buster Keaton's ability to remain calm amid chaos. 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."  -The New York Times
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"Ebiri deftly balances the mundane discomfort of Gregg’s workaday humiliations and the growing sense that there’s something more than backbiting office nonsense going on. Anyone who’s ever joked that senior staff worships He Who Walks Behind the Cubicle Rows will recognize the soul-eroding atmosphere Ebiri evokes – and outfits with a Twilight Zone-ish twist."  -Time Out New York
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"New Guy is fresh, witty and concise in its execution, but also has an extremely organic sense of geographic placement and timing, something missing from so much of contemporary American comedy films. [It] suggests a filmmaker completely in control of his aesthetic values. New Guy…marks the arrival of a major new filmmaker."  -The Film Journal
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"Moves from cubicle comedics a la Office Space and Clockwatchers to the sardonic suspense of an elongated Twilight Zone…New Guy does a lot with little, milking a single location and minimal dialogue for deadpan humor, tension, and macabre payoff."  -Variety
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"4 Stars!…One of the most assured indie debuts in years…New Guy is equal parts satire and haunted house movie, a combination that works well… I insist that you go see it."  -filmcritic.com
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"3.5 stars! …Seems to have been created by the combined input of Jacques Tati, H.P. Lovecraft and Tex Avery…An original and highly memorable comedy… A damn fine movie."  -Film Threat
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"Very stylish…Commendably creepy Polanski-style"  -Syracuse New Times
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