New York Minute

2004

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Family / Romance

21
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47% · 116 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.0/10 10 26186 26.2K

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Plot summary

Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen - and does - in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.

Director

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Dennie Gordon

Top cast

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Arnold Pinnock as Big Shirl's Male Beautician
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Jeff Stinco as Simple Plan
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Darrell Hammond as Hudson McGill
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Riley Smith as Jim, The Bike Messenger
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766.57 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
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1.45 GB
1904*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 57

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by fuggybootnling 6 / 10

I can't believe I watched the whole thing

But I did...and you know what? I was entertained, in a weird, strange, bizarre way. I find the Olsen Twins fascinating because they have literally been acting since before they could SPEAK, starting on one of the all time lousiest sitcoms, to making a string of incredibly lousy videos and the occasional movie (I'm sick - I watched "It Takes Two" as well) So the thing is if it wasn't the Olsen Twins in this movie - just some random set of genetically related actresses - I fully know I wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much. But...it wasn't, it was this freakish duo who have been on camera since they were in diapers and who collectively are worth about a gazillion dollars having appealed to a whole generation of girls that are now rapidly growing up with them.As such, it was fascinating to see just how they set about making this transition. Some flirting with guys...but nothing too serious. A little skin shown...but in a discreet, non-lascivious way. How DO they make this flip into adulthood anyway? If you've built your entire career and empire upon being kids speaking to kids...what happens when you grow up? This film was a stab at that, and a pretty good one.Good pacing, good support from costars Eugene Levy and Andy Richter, and some fun, crazy antics. Just eliminate that damn hair salon scene! So in sum...check your brain at the door, and be entertained not as much by the antics in the movie as by the strange, bizarre transition Mary Kate and Ashley are attempting here. It's a heroic attempt, and not entirely unsuccessful.
Reviewed by PleaseHateMe 6 / 10

What You Would Expect From a Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Movie.

New York Minute is almost exactly what I would have expected from Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen. Although it was their first major motion picture release, I could not bring myself to believe it would be anything more than their past endeavors only with a higher budget. Turns out I was right.If you go into this movie expecting a Mary-Kate & Ashley movie, then you will only be minimally disappointed. It was definitely targeted for young teenage girls. If you expected something else, then you may be challenged mentally and I urge you to seek professional help. You should not blame anyone but yourself if this was not what you expected. However, if you knew what you were getting yourself into, you would most likely still be disappointed. Some of their earlier movies were more entertaining, even though those, too, were geared towards kids. I found this movie boring and hard to watch all the way through. I somehow managed, but it was a little painful.Eugene Levy may have been the brightest part of New York Minute, as truant officer Max Lomax. The twins themselves were not bad either but their acting suffers from bad writing. I liked Mary-Kate's character of Roxy Ryan, a Ferris Beuller type wannabe.As a whole, I rated this movie 6 out of 10. I would not recommend it unless you are of the biggest Olsen Twin fans out there.
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