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80
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The New York Times Dave Kehr
What's oddly appealing about this film is the sweetness that the director, François Velle, manages to extract from Craig Sherman's rather bitter screenplay.
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80
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Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
New Suit is devilishly good fun.
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75
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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
An appealing Hollywood satire.
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75
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
A witty new indie with a good cast and high production values that has fun with the absurdity of the frenzied bidding wars that can break out over a "spec" script by an unknown or first-time screenwriter.
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70
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
In not taking itself too seriously New Suit scores more points than some pictures that take a scathing approach.
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70
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TV Guide
Snappy and smart, the film gets surprisingly far on a fairly contrived conceit, proving that there's no energy quite like energy fueled by anger and disgust.
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60
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Variety Dennis Harvey
Another satirical view of the everyday insanity of working within the Industry, slickly made New Suit adds no special insight to the subgenre.
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60
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Film Threat
Takes a relatively easy route by bestowing happy endings on the principals, but at least it's savvy enough to realize that showbiz isn't all there is to life.
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25
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New York Daily News Jami Bernard
Satire works when it's sharp and funny. When it's not, you get New Suit, an unremarkable sour-grapes comedy about the obsequious players and inconsequential products of Hollywood.
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25
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New York Post Lou Lumenick
Toothless, unbelievable and not particularly funny, New Suit is no threat to "The Player," "Swimming With Sharks" or "The Big Picture," to name but three more interesting pictures in this inside-baseball genre.
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