NEW IN TOWN

Lucy Hill (Renee Zellweger) is a high achiever shooting to become a Vice President. To show the President that she has the ability, she takes an assignment to restructure one of their small manufacturing plants in Minnesota. From the high life in Miami to the bitter cold, snow, and icy roads, Lucy must endure these hardships to succeed. Lucy is treated as an outsider when she arrives, and the locals give her a week before she leaves. Lucy is a fighter and wants to win. She meets Ted Mitchell (Harry Connick, Jr.) who is the union representative. At first, she has some conflicts with the workers, but soon they begin to accept her. The new product line is a bust, and she is ordered to close the plant and fire everyone. However, she has a better idea of making money for the company and saving everybody's job.

This is a typical feel-good drama comedy that Hollywood always produced for the past 20 years or so. There is absolutely nothing new here. The story is soo predictable. A cold-hearted female executive who used to care only for her career ambitions went to a small town, met a cynical local guy (Who despised city folks)and fell in love with both the small town and the small town guy..

Renee IS getting older and she has lost a lot of her charms diplayed in "Down with Love" and "Bridget Jones Diary". Harry Connick also has lost his looks...He probably should stick to his singing career(If he still has one:P).

However, some people would still love to see this cliched Hollywood comedy drama.Renee provides moderate acting in the movie..It's not that bad, there is a happy ending that everyone loves..