Chick 2 says:
Leading the way into the Valentine’s Day romantic comedies, New in Town is a movie typical of January releases. Renee Zellweger is assigned to downsize a small town Minnesota plant, and who should be the local union rep but Harry Connick, Jr. The two leads have good chemistry, and there are several cute moments between them–plus lots of quirky, endearing characters that make it an enjoyable film to watch. Unlike her portrayal of Bridge Jones, Zellweger plays the city girl in the country with confidence and professionalism without making her a ditzy corporate bitch. And who doesn’t want to see Connick in a romantic comedy? However, the movie is most likely a victim of re-cuts and re-shoots and it results in just an average film.
IF you’re looking for fairly clean, fairly entertaining way to kill 2 hours, THEN GO.
Dang, I’m way to caught up in politics. I hadn’t even heard of this movie. I wish I liked Renee better, but your description of her character makes me want to check it out …
It was cute! We laughed a lot about the Minnesota accents and such, dontcha know?
But I have to say, JK Simmons and Siobhan Fallon totally make this movie!!!!!!!!
And I like to support rom-com’s that are straight PG!
IMO, JK Simmons makes just about any movie he’s in.