RogerEbert.com
(It is) trying way too hard to be modern and edgy but not concerning itself with being realistic.
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Newness
Nicholas Hoult (The Favourite) and Laia Costa (Victoria) star in this semi-romance drama as two millennials in Los Angeles navigating a social media–driven hookup culture. As they begin a relationship, it pushes both emotional and physical boundaries.
2017112 minsUSAScott Free Productions, Lost City
DramaRomance
Newness | Reviews
71%17 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Variety
Watching Newness, you feel like you’re staring at an aquarium, looking at a mating dance of sexy self-importance.
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Decider
Newness is fun at the beginning... but Doremus’ style gives the film such a documentary feel, it’s hard to remember this is actually a fictional, sexy drama.
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Slash Film
Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa help make Newness more enthralling than your average romance on the rocks, if only because of their raw, emotionally charged performances.
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Screen Daily
There’s an element of patronising “generic exotic beauty” in the way that Gabi has been conceived, and (Costa) lacks the onscreen presence to elevate the underwritten role.
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Hollywood Reporter
Deeply felt performances carry a dramatic examination of amorous foolishness.
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Collider
Nicholas Hoult has been doing terrific work for years, but he’s delightfully nuanced here.
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Newness is available to stream in New Zealand now on Netflix.