
Henry Graham has a problem: he's spent his entire inheritance, and is completely broke. With no skills, the only option is to make money the old-fashioned way; marry.... (Full plot summary below)
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Henry Graham has a problem: he's spent his entire inheritance, and is completely broke. With no skills, the only option is to make money the old-fashioned way; marry.
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| Slant MagazineKeith UhlichBlessed with a perpetual craggy hangdog, Matthau is May's perfect comic foil. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceElaine May's directorial debut, a beautifully refined exposition of screwball comedy's brackish side |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the funniest movies of our unfunny age. |
| Time OutPaul TaylorElaine May's directorial debut still makes for cherishable comedy viewing precisely because she eschewed the modish flash her former cabaret partner Mike Nichols brought to his movie-making. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeOccasionally charming, always watchable star vehicle. Pleasantly offbeat |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyReveals the essence of marital love more brutally than many confrontational melodramas. |
| Family Home TheaterJames PlathMatthau and May are the main reason to watch this film, as they make the most of every scene with nuanced mannerisms and reactions. Compared to today's comedies, this one feels less contrived and more leisurely paced. |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillA New Leaf is a special film from a special filmmaker. |
| Boston PhoenixChris FujiwaraA New Leaf establishes May as one of American cinema's finest moralists - and certainly its funniest. |
| Film4Film4 StaffWhat remains is not short on laughs, and it defies any kind of trend, remaining wonderfully anachronistic, almost as if it was made decades earlier. |