Fed up with being the target of some awfully cruel pranks, a determined teen, Dizzy (D.J. Qualls) decides to get himself expelled from the high school that he attends just so he can go to a different high school nearby and work on improving his image.
"The New Guy" may not be a classic, but it works fairly well in depicting Dizzy's attempt to be like James Dean or Steve McQueen in a positive way. What I liked about the movie is it tries (not hard enough) to show what it likes to become popular and some people like me never got that chance to be cool. Plus, some of us knew better not to go too far in gaining the attention of certain preps. And how Dizzy gets even with some of his foes (old and new) is somewhat acceptable.
Qualls, who I liked in "Road Trip", comes through again with an everyman-type of performance and so do Eliza Dushku and Eddie Griffin, who play a key role for Dizzy. Dushku, the noble cheerleader who sympathizes and befriends Dizzy and Griffin, the mentor in prison/narrator, who teaches Dizzy to give anyone an "intimidating" look, which is done quicker than John Belushi with a whip in hand.
I recommend the movie for teens who feel put down and who want to show they're not easy to take advantage of, but don't go to drastic options for revenge.
"The New Guy" may not be a classic, but it works fairly well in depicting Dizzy's attempt to be like James Dean or Steve McQueen in a positive way. What I liked about the movie is it tries (not hard enough) to show what it likes to become popular and some people like me never got that chance to be cool. Plus, some of us knew better not to go too far in gaining the attention of certain preps. And how Dizzy gets even with some of his foes (old and new) is somewhat acceptable.
Qualls, who I liked in "Road Trip", comes through again with an everyman-type of performance and so do Eliza Dushku and Eddie Griffin, who play a key role for Dizzy. Dushku, the noble cheerleader who sympathizes and befriends Dizzy and Griffin, the mentor in prison/narrator, who teaches Dizzy to give anyone an "intimidating" look, which is done quicker than John Belushi with a whip in hand.
I recommend the movie for teens who feel put down and who want to show they're not easy to take advantage of, but don't go to drastic options for revenge.