ComedyRomance

New in Town

- She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.

Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment — in the middle of nowhere — to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straightforward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.

Release Date : 2009-01-30

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Safran CompanyGold Circle FilmsEpidemic PicturesEdmonds Entertainment GroupLionsgateMandate International

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Chilled in Miami

Cast

Character Name : Lucy Hill

Original Name : Renée Zellweger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ted Mitchell

Original Name : Harry Connick Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stu Kopenhafer

Original Name : J.K. Simmons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blanche Gunderson

Original Name : Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lars Ulstead

Original Name : Mike O'Brien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Trudy Van Uuden

Original Name : Frances Conroy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bobbie Mitchell

Original Name : Ferron Guerreiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joan

Original Name : Barbara James Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rob Deitmar

Original Name : James Durham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donald Arling

Original Name : Robert Small

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harve Gunderson

Original Name : Wayne Nicklas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kimberley

Original Name : Hilary Carroll

Gender : Female

Character Name : Flo

Original Name : Nancy Drake

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wallace Miller

Original Name : Stewart J. Zully

Gender : Male

Character Name : Winnie

Original Name : Marilyn Boyle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Gunderson

Original Name : Dan Augusta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cathy

Original Name : Jimena Hoyos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kiki

Original Name : Suzanne Coy

Gender : Female

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2023-11-16

I have watched several romantic comedies lately to clear them from my Netflix watch list. As I have said many times in my reviews, I like them because the wit, humor and yes romance, is something I strive to put into the novels I write. So I tend to rate rom-coms more gently than some genres that have different goals. Having said all that, this is the only romantic comedy that has really disappointed me lately. Partly it is due to the utter stereotyping of the Minnesota way of speaking, even more extreme than Fargo had been. Plus the rather crass shoehorning of religion into the plot. Hey, I am an atheist, but the faith of one of the characters seemed to be a rather shallow way of providing - well I won’t say back story - just details about her I guess. But mostly I felt let down by the writing. Makes sense I suppose as I dabble in writing myself. The effort seemed lazy in a way. The plot features a smooth, ambitious corporate city slicker coming to a backwater town to close a local plant or at least reduce the work force. Gee, we haven’t seen that before, have we? It is right up there with the chestnut of a local group putting on a play to raise money to save their beloved theater about to be torn down. There also didn’t seem to be much chemistry between some of the characters, which sometimes can save a movie for me. And the ending, which I won’t describe, was dropped on us viewers by the time-honored method of a deus ex machine, a gift from the gods unsupported by plot lead-up after Lucy Hill disappeared from the story. It is a wonder I am writing this at all, because I don’t write reviews of movies I don’t finish watching. A brief “I gave up after ten minutes — don’t bother!” Isn’t a review; it is letting off steam. Just rate it and don’t write a review, guys. But I stuck with this (though I admittedly was multi-tasking as I did so) because I really like Renée Zellweger. I still do, obviously, but maybe she should have left this role to a lesser actress. “Judy” this ain’t. There are funny bits and they all try, so maybe watch it with a group of friends and keep it on the back burner of your attention.