All New People
Zach Braff
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
3.75
· 4 ratings · 64 pages · Published: 01 Jan 2012
The dead of winter, Long Beach Island, New Jersey, Charlie, has hit rock bottom. Away from the rest of the world, this perfect escape is interrupted by a motley parade of misfits who show up and change his plans. A hired beauty, a fireman, and an eccentric British real estate agent desperately trying to stay in the country all suddenly find themselves tangled together in a beach house where the mood is anything but sunny.
This pithy piece portrays a scenario of attempted suicide with mordant humour, where a basis of social alienation leads to unexpected connections. The richly-drawn characters are quick-witted and narcissistic yet self-aware and the dialogue is fluid and witty.
"All New People" is centred around a clever concept which works as a catalyst for both angst-fuelled scrutiny and morbid humour.