Something New is a DVD movie release for the USA market that has been organized under the Drama genre to help users locate the correct item during web searches. The game was added to iOctavio.com on 2006-05-05. The film is presented as a romantic comedy about finding love where it is least expected and it represents the feature directorial debut of Sanaa Hamri.
The central character is Kenya Denise McQueen played by Sanaa Lathan. Kenya is a beautiful Los Angeles career woman who works as a senior manager at a prestigious accounting firm. She is on the verge of making partner but she has yet to find her own partner and a fulfilling personal life. It is not that she has stopped looking because her mental checklist is at the ready. After another Valentines Day spent working late Kenya agrees to a blind date with Brian Kelly played by Simon Baker. Brian is a sexy and free spirited landscape architect who turns out to be not exactly what she had pictured for herself. Then again she does need the yard of her new house fixed up which creates a practical connection between them.
Kenya girlfriends Cheryl Suzzette and Nedra played by Wendy Raquel Robinson Golden Brooks and Taraji P Henson are there for her with advice while Cherrys new beau Walter played by Mike Epps shares a male perspective with Brian. Kenyas socially prominent parents Joyce and Edmond played by Alfre Woodard and Earl Billings also voice their own opinions as does her womanizing younger brother Nelson played by Donald Faison. But it is when her perfect match Mark played by Blair Underwood enters the picture that Kenya is truly thrown into confusion. Ultimately Kenya has to decide for herself and follow her heart no matter where it takes her.
The narrative explores the tension between professional success and personal fulfillment. Kenyas life is structured around her career and her checklist but Brian introduces a more spontaneous and organic approach to love and life. The film balances comedic moments with emotional drama as Kenya receives conflicting advice from friends family and potential suitors. The Los Angeles setting provides a contemporary urban backdrop for the story of modern romance and cultural expectations.
Highlights of this DVD release include the lead performance by Sanaa Lathan as a woman caught between expectation and desire the charismatic performance by Simon Baker as a landscape architect who challenges her assumptions and the strong ensemble cast featuring Wendy Raquel Robinson Golden Brooks Taraji P Henson Mike Epps Alfre Woodard Earl Billings Donald Faison and Blair Underwood. Sanaa Hamris direction brings a fresh voice to the romantic comedy genre in her first feature film. The addition of this title to iOctavio.com on May fifth two thousand six ensures that it is cataloged for collectors and viewers searching within the Drama category for DVD movies in the United States.