Something new isn't new at all - it is a limp attempt - and despite the best intentions leaves the viewer unconvinced that love is in the air.
Compared this to the kind of dialog and natural rapport that creates chemistry and is sparky and fun, and flirtatious - and you will begin to see why I wasn't thrilled. The conversations are very flat and prosaic and simply don't fire the heart or brain.
Something New is not a bad movie - but jumps from awkward situation to making out, to breaking up, to get back together without any brain food
- it just lacks the conversation to back up the script and the premise and the good directorship. More spark please!