Seriously, the only way to define this film is by WTF. First of all, I love 80s movies and have made it somewhat of a personal mission to see as many films from that decade as possible. There are indeed many great flicks from the decade and then there are mediocre ones. The New Kids just falls into the category of WTF, so let me explain what I mean.
In The New Kids, a brother and a sister lose their parents in a car accident, so they move down to Florida with their aunt and uncle who run a little junkyard looking amusement park. Now, problems with the movie immediately arise with the acting. Lori Loughlin's character Abby is one of the protagonists of the film, yet she's totally static and seems barely phased by the death of her parents or the psychopathic actions of James Spader's character, Dutra and his gang of goons. Abby's brother Loren, played by Shannon Presby is a little more "dynamic" in his delivery, but he's made out to be like an unrealistic poster boy; well combed and always in control of the situation.
It seems that the 80s aesthetic is more important than a proper execution of the script. Come on, the cops knew that Dutra and his hooligans were up to no good, yet did nothing? Anyway, you'll have to see the movie to hopefully get what I mean, but the bottom line is, there's nothing very convincing about anything in it, and you just kind of end up asking yourself, WTF?
In The New Kids, a brother and a sister lose their parents in a car accident, so they move down to Florida with their aunt and uncle who run a little junkyard looking amusement park. Now, problems with the movie immediately arise with the acting. Lori Loughlin's character Abby is one of the protagonists of the film, yet she's totally static and seems barely phased by the death of her parents or the psychopathic actions of James Spader's character, Dutra and his gang of goons. Abby's brother Loren, played by Shannon Presby is a little more "dynamic" in his delivery, but he's made out to be like an unrealistic poster boy; well combed and always in control of the situation.
It seems that the 80s aesthetic is more important than a proper execution of the script. Come on, the cops knew that Dutra and his hooligans were up to no good, yet did nothing? Anyway, you'll have to see the movie to hopefully get what I mean, but the bottom line is, there's nothing very convincing about anything in it, and you just kind of end up asking yourself, WTF?