The New Guy Review

Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!

Plot Summary: A loser attempts to reinvent himself as a cool kid at a new school.

Review: This is one of those movies that you should probably hate because of how blatantly stupid the comedy is, but, for some reason, you find yourself enjoying it because of some hidden charm. It's kind of hard to explain at first, but then again you may just end up hating it flat out! The main guy, Dizzy, is one of the more unusual dorks of film, but he is played shyly by DJ Qualls. After starting his senior year, Dizzy immediately is made a fool of which included having has his dick "broken" (yes, it can be broken!) by an idiotic teacher. After such painful humiliation, Dizzy, goes through elaborate means to get expelled which he does. He is then sent to jail where he is taught how to change his image into a tough guy by a fellow tortured inmate named Luther, played by Eddie Griffin. I was always amused by the secret to becoming tough being "crazy eyes" in which you would give a scary look to anyone trying to fight you and they would back away. Anyway, Dizzy starts to call himself Gil, and with a lot of help from the prisoners, starts a new school where he will present his new image. It's worth noting that from here on out we see one hot chick after another flooding the entire film with special attention to the main girl, Danielle, played by the sexy Eliza Dushku and her friend, Courtney, played by Sunny Mabrey. I know I usually make a big deal about the hot chicks, but this film really goes out of the way to make you notice as well! Dizzy decides he needs to beat up the toughest and coolest guy in the school to gain respect right away which he does in an extremely roundabout way. From here on out, Dizzy goes from one ridiculous situation after another as he gains the admiration of all the people in the school who think he is this badass tough guy too cool for anything. One of my favorite moments is when Dizzy is asked to make out with Courtney, falls off a roof, and she thinks he rejected her. He then runs into Jerry and Charlie O'Connell (which is brilliant in itself) who are too complete idiots who think if Dizzy is willing to reject Courtney, he must get with the best babes there are. The guy Dizzy beat up earlier, Conner, doubts this until Dizzy shows him a picture of his "girl" who was actually just one of the prisoners dressed up as a woman. This whole situation just makes me laugh because of the O'Connell brothers since they are believing every word of it. Anyway, you think this film will get corny with Dizzy being too cool for his old friends and lame drama ensuing, but instead this film ditches that plot element early and instead Dizzy decides to use his popularity to bring together the losers and cool kids of his school and everyone becomes friends; I suppose this is where a bit of the film's charm comes into play. With Dizzy's help, his school's football team manages to defeat his old school's team in a championship which leads to Dizzy's old bully trying to seek him out for revenge and to expose him. This leads to the conclusion in which a video of Dizzy breaking his dick is shown and him finally coming clean about who he really is. None of it matters because Dizzy gets the girl, the people don't care, and everything just ends happily ever after. I know this is all so cheesy, but the movie works it for me somehow. I like the atypical storytelling, interesting cameos like Tony Hawk, hot chicks galore, and amusing setups even if the overall comedy is mediocre at best. On the other hand, it's not that funny, most gags fail, the comedy is too lighthearted, many ongoing plot elements are stupid and break up the flow, and there is quite a bit of questionable acting (but I guess it's possible some of it may have been intentional). If you like cheesy, offbeat comedies or if you're a fan of the actors involved give this one a go. Don't expect a lot as the comedy isn't really laughter inducing as much as it is merely amusing. I've mostly just been a fan because it features heavily a luscious Ms. Dushku at the height of her Buffy days!

Notable Moment: When Danielle is trying on the many different bikinis and giving a little dance to boot! What?! I am a simple man with simple tastes! This scene alone is worth watching the film for!

Final Rating: 5.5/10

The lovely Ms. Dushku: