Newness

"(It is) trying way too hard to be modern and edgy but not concerning itself with being realistic."

"Visually slick yet emotionally vapid..."

"A bloated and ponderous sketch abut love in the time of clickbait..."

"Watching Newness, you feel like you’re staring at an aquarium, looking at a mating dance of sexy self-importance."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Deeply felt performances carry a dramatic examination of amorous foolishness."

"Nicholas Hoult has been doing terrific work for years, but he’s delightfully nuanced here."