A New Wave (2007)

Excellent adaptation.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

to me this movie was pretty good if you don't count how low budget it was. yes the editing was bad and the cameras weren't great and some of the actors weren't very good either, but i do think that it had a good script, idea, and Lacey and john both did a very good job in my opinion. it had a great soundtrack with music from army of me and chamberlain. had a bigger company picked up this movie i really do believe it could have been very good. i tip my hat to john for making me laugh, and Lacey for being super attractive as well as their acting. but was their any significance to the end? i re watched it time and time again to see if i was missing something but i couldn't figure it out.

I wish I could have given this a higher vote, because John Krasinski is fantastic in this movie, but unfortunately the uninteresting main character and the trite love story with his clichéd girlfriend, not to mention the out-of-nowhere dramatic ending - which completely disturbed any flow this movie had built up over the last 90 minutes and didn't go with the amusing premise at all - and the horrible attempt at a British accent, completely killed any enjoyment I might have felt in watching parts that did not involve John's character, Gideon.Still, John is hilarious and if you're a fan, having the chance to enjoy seeing him dance seductively with a plant, run around in a nice suit and hang out on a couch in boxer shorts, a wife beater and an open button down shirt will make the rental more than worth your while. I also agree with the commenter who recommended watching the deleted scenes, more JKras goodness!

I have to say, Krasinski is the only reason I even watched this film. He is good. However, everything else about this film is so far below average that it's not worth the time and effort spent viewing this film.This film has loads of technical/aesthetic issues: namely, shot selections, framing, camera movements within monologue sequences, extremely bad editing (probably due to the total lack of fluidity in and between shots), and overall terrible acting (except for Krasinski).It was far too theatrical (in acting and presentation) to develop any sort of suspenseful moment in this film...which is surprising, because it's all about a bank robbery, which should be at least somewhat exciting.How does a film this bad get made, and then released, AND THEN distributed?Kind of reminds me of a C- film student's thesis project, probably not even that good though.

I gave this movie a 5 out of 10 because John Krasinski is just funny in my book. No matter what he does.I bought this screener off of Ebay a couple of months ago and watched it without any expectations whatsoever. There are two really good things about this movie:1. John being, well, John 2)Lacey's wardrobe. That being said, the movie had what could have been a decent script, but the editing and pace were both bad, the "British" gentleman had a horrible accent and Andrew Keegan never really got his footing. The ending will probably make you chuckle or say, "WTF?" It was obviously thrown together to try and tie up loose ends. Either way, most of you will see this to see JKras in all of his comedy glory, and he delivers some solid one liners that will make you giggle. But when he is not on the screen you will miss him. So, see it if you love John. But don't expect too much. After all, there are always reasons for movies to sit on the shelf for a couple of years before being released.Usually this occurs after a star has reached a certain status. Much like 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" was released after Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey made it big...