Something New Page #2

Synopsis: Kenya McQueen is a successful African-American CPA, working her way to the top of the corporate ladder -- but her life has become all work and no play. Urged on by her friends to try something new and to let go of her dream of the "ideal black man," she accepts a blind date with an architectural landscaper named Brian, only to cut the date short upon first sight, because Brian is white. The two meet again at a party, and Kenya hires Brian to landscape her new home. Over time, they hit it off, but Kenya's reservations about the acceptance their romance will find among her friends and family threatens everything. An intelligent romantic comedy that chooses to deal with issues of race and perception in a straight-forward way, from a point of view not often seen: that of a successful, upper-class black woman.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Sanaa Hamri
Production: Focus Features
  4 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
PG-13
Year:
2006
99 min
$11,425,894
Website
1,157 Views


Impossible.

Thanks, Dad.

You sound down. Talk to me.

No, I'm fine.

Everything's great.

Sweet pea.

Don't give up, baby girl.

You know how to make

your dreams come true.

Miss McQueen?

Dr. Brockton,

I didn't see you.

Looking all cute.

Thanks.

Brothers,

this is Kenya McQueen.

So, how's Laurie?

She's fine.

Why don't you sit down

and join us? I can't.

Meeting someone?

Oh, no.

Because a friend of mine went on one of

those Internet blind date things recently.

Watch out. There's some

real stalkers out there.

Right.

Good to see you.

See you.

Nice to meet you, Kenya.

Good to see you.

You wouldn't be waiting

for someone by any chance.

Someone named Brian?

Why?

I'm him. I'm Brian, actually.

Are you Kenya?

Brian... Brian Kelly?

Yeah.

Blind date Brian Kelly?

I'm sorry.

It's that bad, huh?

Obviously, you were expecting

someone else.

No.

Leah described you perfectly.

She's funny.

Well, she said nothing but

great things about you, so...

Should we sit?

Sure.

Let's see if we can find a table. Great.

How you doing, brother?

Magic treating you okay?

Never met him.

They're all taken, so...

Here's one. Just here.

Girl, you are

wearing those dreads.

All right...

Uncomfortable?

No. Why would you say that?

Well, you're talking to strangers,

making sure everyone knows you're down.

So, you ever been

on a blind date before?

My first.

Why'd you do it?

I don't know. I...

promised my girlfriends

I'd be more open.

But not this open.

What?

Nothing.

You know what? It was

really great meeting you...

but I kind of,

need to get going.

I've got a crazy week

coming up. So much work to do.

But really, it was really

- Nice meeting me.

Nice meeting you.

Yeah, really.

You, too.

Really.

No, really.

Bye.

Bye.

What was Leah

thinking?

I mean, I guess

she meant well, but come on.

Yeah. Let's go. We just got here.

You got something else to do? Yes.

I could be at home pleasuring myself.

Hello.

Hi.

Lovely party.

Can you believe this place?

The azaleas, the lavender.

Look at that fountain.

You know they flew that

tile in from somewhere.

Whoever did

the landscaping...

Champagne.

Thank God.

Thank you.

Leah sure can throw

an engagement party.

Something's cooking

in the kitchen.

See, now, why do I always get the

ones in the aprons or the uniforms...

with the nametags on them?

Am I wearing a sign that says,

"all need apply"?

Who's ready for something

hot and sweet?

But then again,

"Let go, let flow." Huh?

Excuse me. Cheryl,

don't leave me out here.

Hello. How you doing? How are you?

I'm Walter.

Pleasure to meet you.

I'm Cheryl. Nice to

meet you. Hello, Cheryl.

What are you cooking?

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Kriss Turner

Kriss Turner is an American screenwriter and producer. Turner has written and produced episodes for the television series Sister, Sister, Living Single, The Bernie Mac Show, Cosby, Everybody Hates Chris, Whoopi and Sherri. Turner also the wrote the 2006 feature film Something New. She was featured on CNN's two-night series Black in America, where she discussed the idea of being a single African-American woman who is successful in a male-dominated field. There she speaks about the dualities women face because they are successful and the lack of like-minded African-American men.She was born in Hawaii. more…

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