The New Year
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Sunny gives up a promising future to return to her hometown to care for her ailing father and finds herself working at a bowling alley. When a charming high school rival returns for the holidays, Sunny is forced to reexamine her life.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The New Year:

Trieste Kelly Dunn
Victor Aminger
Lance Brannon
Ryan Hunter

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Sunny gives up a promising future to return to her hometown to care for her ailing father and finds herself working at a bowling alley. When a charming high school rival returns for the holidays, Sunny is forced to reexamine her life.

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Wall Street Journal - 9/10 by Steve DollarA star is born in this observant and compassionate drama about a young woman trying to sort her way out of an involuntary limbo in her coastal Florida hometown.
New York Times - 7/10 by Andy WebsterOut of raw materials -- convincing 20-something dialogue; deft montages of night life, bowling, parties, the beachside setting -- the director-screenwriter Brett Haley (with another screenwriter, Elizabeth Kennedy) has built an encouraging feature debut.
User Review - 8/10 by Mark GOne sentence summary: Slow moving, but with plenty of good moments. -------------- Sunny was valedictorian at her high school, but she drops out of community college when her dad gets terminal cancer. She takes a job at the local bowling alley, and has been dating the local martial arts instructor, Neal. Her high school nemesis, Isaac, now a fledgling stand-up comedian, drifts back into her life. She is conflicted. At a party, Neal goes home early. Sunny goes home with Amy and Bobby. Before she leaves, she kisses Isaac. The next day, her father goes to the hospital. Isaac drops everything and stays with her while she waits. The narrative continues, with more disappointments: her father does not get better, the bowling center is going to close, Neal wants to break up with her, Christmas and New Year's Day come with no improvements. It would seem that Sunny will continue, probably making the big adjustments as needed. ----Scores----- Cinematography: 10/10 Very nice. Consistently good. Sound: 10/10 Well-miked, no problems. Acting: 8/10 Mostly good. Screenplay: 8/10 Stayed true to itself; no jump the shark moments.
User Review - 8/10 by Ryan HIn the beginning of the film I had no clue what to expect. It had so many technical flaws (for example, the only thing shot well were the bowling scenes), but the characters and actors were so genuine and amazing. This was the perfect opener to intensive arts. With only an $8,000 budget, Brett Haley was able to realize that there are more important things to a film than making something the way everyone else does. There were many times while watching the film that I thought Trieste was going to be a big name one day. She carried every single moment of the film. I loved Sunny and all of her flaws. I wanted to see her make the tough, but sometimes bad decisions to get back into the life that would make her happy, not the one she is stuck in. The man who played her father was quite amazing as well. He and Trieste create a great father and daughter connection that makes us care. Haley knows that the acting is the most crucial part of this film. I was really blown away to find out that he loves to challenge himself by taking things he wouldn't normally find himself doing and try to make it into a film. I have felt like I have been sticking around a single genre. Perhaps it's time for a change? Anywho, The New Year couldn't have ended more perfectly. It leaves us with every choice the characters could possibly make, but at the same time it doesn't do a complete closer. I also loved the way that the story is not really about the love triangle, but it is just there to represent her character. She is a strong, independent woman who makes choices of her own regardless of relationships. As Haley said, women are horribly represented in films these days and it's nice to see a change. The New Year is full of heart, and I hope that it will shoot of Brett Haley and Trieste's careers so that I can see them do more one day.

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