Something New (Anamorphic Widescreen) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Kenya (Sanaa Lathan) is a beautiful, successful lawyer with loving parents and a close-knit group of supportive friends--but, predictably, no love life to speak of. Out for drinks on Valentine's Day, she and her girlfriends lament the difficulty of finding the "ideal black man" (successful, educated, and attractive), and the point is driven home when a coworker sets Kenya up on a blind date with a successful, educated, and attractive landscape architect named Brian (Simon Baker)--who turns out to be, to her surprise and dismay, white. While Kenya at first tries to deny their obvious attraction, the two soon start a relationship; and though they have undeniable chemistry, cultures clash. The plot of SOMETHING NEW is not, in fact, actually new, combining many of the usual truisms of romantic comedies and interracial dramas. In fact, with his too-good-to-be-true personality (sensitive yet strong, working with his hands yet educated, determined yet patient), Brian is reminiscent of Sidney Poitier's John in GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, a man so perfect that no critic could find anything to object to beyond his race. But top-to-bottom excellent performances from an extremely talented cast make the characters three-dimensional and save the movie from cliché. Lathan's radiant, skillful performance manages to display all of Kenya's many neuroses and flaws, even her occasional rudeness, without ever allowing her to become unlikable. The always excellent Earl Billings and Alfre Woodard bring real warmth and depth to the roles of Kenya's parents, and Donald Faison displays perfect comic timing as her playboy brother. Blair Underwood--as Brian's main competition--miraculously manages to make his attractive, suave character somewhat unappealing. The actors, working with Sanaa Hamri's sure-handed and inventive direction (in her feature film debut, no less), give the movie a lively spark and likeability that elevate it above its genre conventions.

"[R]eliably agreeable....The film is good news....It's a store-bought valentine with real heart." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 02/03/2006

"There's an easygoing authenticity to Kenya and her world....Out of genre stereotype rut, SOMETHING NEW finds a way to exhale..." - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 02/10/2006

3 stars out of 5 -- "[R]efreshing....Smarter than your average date movie." - Jane, Crowther (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 01/01/2007

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Artist Name(s):	Blair Underwood (Actor) | Simon Baker (Actor) | Mike Epps (Actor) | Neal H. Moritz (Actor) Blair Underwood (Actor) | 西門 拍卡 (Actor) | 米奇艾普斯 (Actor) | Neal H. Moritz (Actor) Blair Underwood (Actor) | Simon Baker (Actor) | Mike Epps (Actor) | Neal H. Moritz (Actor) Ｂｌａｉｒ Ｕｎｄｅｒｗｏｏｄ (Actor) | Ｓｉｍｏｎ Ｂａｋｅｒ (Actor) | Mike Epps (Actor) | Neal H. Moritz (Actor) Blair Underwood (Actor) | Simon Baker (Actor) | Mike Epps (Actor) | Neal H. Moritz (Actor)
Director:	America Ferrera 愛美莉嘉費雷娜 America Ferrera America Ferrera America Ferrera
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Release Date:	2006-05-16
UPC Code:	025192886522
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Universal Studios Home Video
Package Weight:	113 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004364214

Director: Sanaa Hamri

DVD Features:

Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), French, Spanish - Optional