runs away to Times Square, where she sees Seth being kissed by another girl, Lily, unaware that it was a kiss against his will. Heartbroken, she meets and is comforted by her mother. Kim finally realizes that she was too selfish for not allowing Hailey to spend the New Year with them. Seth finds them and apologizes, revealing Lily had stolen the kiss. Hailey forgives him and kisses him back. Her mother allows her to go to an after-party. Kim then rushes to a restaurant to reunite with Sam, who had succeeded in delivering his speech. She is revealed to be the mysterious woman whom he met one year prior, and they finally share their names with each other. The film ends with Paul and Ingrid having fun at the Ahern Records ball party. As the credits roll, a series of bloopers and blunders are shared with the audience. Cast Jake T. Austin as Seth Anderson James Belushi as Building Super Halle Berry as Nurse Aimee Jessica Biel as Tess Byrne Michael Bloomberg as himself Jon Bon Jovi as Daniel Jensen Abigail Breslin as Hailey Doyle Ludacris as Lieutenant Brendan Nolan Matthew Broderick as Mr. Buellerton Robert De Niro as Stan Harris Josh Duhamel as Sam Ahern, Jr. Zac Efron as Paul Doyle Héctor Elizondo as Lester Kominsky Cary Elwes as Stan's Doctor Carla Gugino as Dr. Morriset Katherine Heigl as Laura Cherry Jones as Mrs. Rose Ahern Ashton Kutcher as Randy John Lithgow as Jonathan Cox Joey McIntyre as Rory Katherine McNamara as Lily Bowman Seth Meyers as Griffin Byrne Lea Michele as Elise Alyssa Milano as Nurse Mindy Sarah Jessica Parker as Kim Doyle Russell Peters as Sunil Michelle Pfeiffer as Ingrid Withers Sarah Paulson as Grace Schwab Ryan Seacrest as himself Til Schweiger as James Schwab Hilary Swank as Claire Morgan Sofía Vergara as Ava Nat Wolff as Walter Common as Chino Reception Critical reception On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 7% based on 142 reviews and an average rating of 3.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Shallow, sappy, and dull, New Year's Eve assembles a star-studded cast for no discernible purpose." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 22 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.