Sanaa Lathan,
Simon Baker,
Mike Epps,
Donald Faison,
Blair Underwood
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A woman discovers that when it comes to love, sometimes opposites really do attract in this romantic comedy-drama. Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) is a successful African-American lawyer in her mid-thirties whos... read more
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri
Release Date: February 3, 2006
Keywords:
romantic comedy,
sanaa lathan,
simon baker,
something new,
Sanaa Lathan ,
Times New Roman,
Simon Baker ,
Something New
DVD Release Date: May 16, 2006
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June 25, 2007I was pleasantly surprised at how good this movie actually was. I love Sanaa Lathan and Simon Baker is a really great looking new-comer.
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June 15, 2007I ran across this the other night. When I realized Sanaa Lathan was in it, I stopped right there. Three comments:
1.Believe it or not, that scar the Predator gave her is gone. Plastic surgery perhaps? Kind of disappointing. I loved that scar. At any rate, these days sh
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June 10, 2006Thought you should know. Was a 2-days-ago development, and I was going to leave tonight. Thanks, corporate languor!
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March 5, 2012Super sweet romantic and funny I laughed a lot and got teary eyed and even cried.
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November 26, 2006Generic all-around, but good luck finding more natural chemistry elsewhere.
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April 4, 2009I really liked this movie a lot. It was a nice mix of romantic and a little drama. Great chemistry.
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February 1, 2012fb1532277942My girlfriend popped this in last night and I kinda got stuck watching it, but it was a good romantic comedy. Laugh all you want I enjoy all movies and this is a movie.
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November 14, 2011GREAT story about an interracial relationship...quite the romance, sparks were a flyin'......and the acting was great too!! My kind of Flick! And Simon Baker is definitely a treat.... woowee!! DVD.
Critic Reviews
February 3, 2006
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
February 3, 2006
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
It sometimes seems at odds with itself, vacillating between a realistic presentation of the obstacles black professional women face finding a suitable mate and another bit of Hollywood fluff where the... Full Review
February 3, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Something New isn't Something Hilarious. But it is sweet enough and provocative enough to make it Hollywood's best date movie this Valentine's Day. Full Review
February 3, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
How many other movies dare to suggest that some white guys have soul, and some black guys are plain vanilla?
February 3, 2006
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Hamri delivers a thoughtful, entertaining, imperfect but solidly adult movie about the inconvenient path of true love. Full Review
February 3, 2006
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
The film's lack of depth as it oversimplifies the complexities of racism keep it from being anything other than a lightweight date movie. Full Review
February 3, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Something New is actually something totally unexpected: a blissfully swoony romance spiked with frank talk about race and class that nudges the plot forward but never feels forced. Full Review
February 3, 2006
Tom Long, Detroit News
Something New is a message movie and it doesn't hide that fact. But it also goes beyond the message, and that's why it works. Full Review
February 3, 2006
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Even when skewering the pompousness of upper-class black mobility, it's still adorable. Full Review
February 3, 2006
Jean Nash Johnson, Dallas Morning News
If February is prime time for celebrating romance and black culture, then Something New delivers a powerfully seductive two-for-the-show. Full Review
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