Newness
| Release Date (Streaming): November 3, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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75
The PlaylistNoel MurrayJan 28, 2017
At it’s best, Newness is about how nothing’s really all that new. Read full review
65
The VergeKaitlyn TiffanyNov 7, 2017
Newness is a modern love story, where selfies and LTE play a role, but its sweet, wildly optimistic final minutes are something else entirely. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 2, 2017
As a sympathetic look at two likeable lovers who don't know what's good for them, it's enough to give us a rooting interest — even if we're rooting for the two protagonists to accept the consequences of their mistakes and move on. Read full review
50
The Film StageJordan RuimyJan 28, 2017
Newness attempts to be a prescient look at modern passion, but it ends up recycling the same old tired clichés that invade most sappy cinematic love stories. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 28, 2017
An initially captivating drama that loses steam once predictability starts to take hold. Read full review
50
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 28, 2017
The trouble with Newness — and the reason it’s shot in such a clinical vérité fashion — is that it’s a thesis movie, heady and ambitious yet overly thought out. Read full review
42
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJan 28, 2017
What value there is to be found is in its cast. Hoult and Costa are charismatic, committed, and totally capable of making it feel as though their characters really can’t see what’s coming. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanJan 28, 2017
Surely there is a good movie to be made about caring polyamorous relationships, but as with any romantic story the audience needs to fall in love with the idea of these characters being in love. Read full review
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