Whole New Thing
Picture This! Entertainment | Release Date: April 6, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostKyle Smith
Like a Canadian "Six Feet Under," the indie dramedy Whole New Thing mixes characters (teen and adult, gay and straight, married and single) who seem both completely plausible and capable of anything. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Develops its story slowly and carefully, nearly always opting for the plausible over the sensational. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Interestingly, the real heart of the film is in the finely drawn adult characters. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderAlbert Williams
The film features subtle, honest performances by Daniel MacIvor (who also cowrote the screenplay) as the perplexed prof and engaging newcomer Aaron Webber as the sensitive student. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
This movie is a more conventional, but also more believable, exploration of the potential cost of thumbing your nose at society. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
More satisfying than not, and it plays out credibly. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis Harvey
"Thing" suffers the familiar curse of Canadian seriocomedy -- just nice enough in content and stylistically like a telepic. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Slight Canadian coming-of-age drama. Read full review
50
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Whole New Thing comes unglued toward the end, spiraling into melodrama without ever escaping its whiny, indie-rock soundtrack. Read full review
30
Village VoiceRob Nelson
Half-new at most, this "Running With Scissors"–type tale of a precocious, effeminate teen who gets hot for teacher while prepping for a life in the arts isn't evidently autobiographical. Neither is it funny--or poignant or insightful or remotely worth one's time. Read full review
30
Film ThreatPhil Hall
The one lesson learned from watching this film is that Canadians can make movies just as badly as anyone else. Read full review
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