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The New Twenty (2009)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:7

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Writer-director Chris Mason Johnson's award-winning first feature (Best Lead Actress, Nicole Bilderback, Outfest; Best Director, First Feature, Ft. Lauderdale) charts the lives of five New... Writer-director Chris Mason Johnson's award-winning first feature (Best Lead Actress, Nicole Bilderback, Outfest; Best Director, First Feature, Ft. Lauderdale) charts the lives of five New Yorkers, a mix of gay and straight best friends about to turn thirty. With emotionally vivid performances and nuanced characters, The New Twenty paints the portrait of a generation living the highs and lows of a Wall Street world destined to disappear overnight.

The year is 2006 and prosperity seems unending: two of the five are investment bankers, another works in advertising, another does freelance database design, and only one of the five might be called a slacker. But they all suffer from, as loner Felix puts it, "a touch of existential malaise courtesy of late capitalism. You know, the usual." So if money isn’t the root of their discontent, what is? Whatever they’re searching for - love, meaning in work - they won’t find it in each other. On TV, friendship lasts forever. In real life, not so much.--© Official Site [More]

Starring: Bill Sage, Terry Serpico, Nicole Bilderback, Colin Fickes

Starring: Bill Sage, Terry Serpico, Nicole Bilderback, Colin Fickes, Andrew Wei Lin, Ryan Locke, Thomas Sadoski

Director: Chris Mason Johnson

Director: Chris Mason Johnson
Producer: Aina Abiodun, Chris Mason Johnson
Composer: Jeff Toyne
Studio: Wolfe Releasing

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Lacing timeless group dynamics with current concerns, Johnson straddles the line between glossy fluff and serious generational inquiry.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
03/20/09
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine

Co-writer/director Chris Mason Johnson's amateur debut effort could be credited with creating a new genre of pretentious triteness tailored to define of the pop slang word "Redonkulous."

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
03/25/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The director and co-writer Ishmael Chawla never make their characters venal.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
07/03/09
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

There's nothing particularly new or moving in this study of friends growing up and apart from one another, which only makes you want to yell, "Move on! College was ten years ago!"

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/20/09
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Writer/director Chris Mason Johnson is a sharp observer of urban life, and his story moves along so briskly that you won't spend much time considering the fact that it should have been set in 1999

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/26/09
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

Johnson provides them with plenty of challenges and reasons to question their values, priorities and goals.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/15/09
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Imperfect but worthwhile

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03/19/09
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Movie Dearest

Earnest performances can't help the warmed-over sitcom quality.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
03/19/09
Joe Neumaier
Joe Neumaier
New York Daily News

Chris Mason Johnson directs from a script he co-wrote, giving us little reason to care for his physically attractive, emotionally empty characters.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
03/20/09
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

The movie is admirable for taking these people seriously, even if it does little to illuminate their individual or cultural significance.

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03/20/09
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
New York Times
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Has interesting characters and a terrific cast, but feels somewhat contrived, bland and lacking an authentic emotional resonance.

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03/22/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Chris Mason Johnson’s ensemble drama could’ve been just another earnest time capsule about friends in their late twenties; what saves it from devolving into mere mumblecore is a broader-than-average outlook.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
03/18/09
Anna King
Anna King
Time Out New York

Johnson and co-writer Ishmael Chawla have a light touch that keeps things from turning overly melodramatic.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/17/09
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
Village Voice
 
 
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