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Mini's First Time
Metascore
45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    75
    This is a pitch-black sendup of a classic femme fatale, a teenage version of the husband-killers in "Double Indemnity" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice," without the saving grace of passion.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    75
    Aa saucy as a belly piercing, Mini's First Time is a black comedy that puts the soul of "Heathers" in Lolita's bikini.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    75
    Pitch-black and bound to offend anyone who's not on its wavelength, Nick Guthe's entertainingly slick debut is a mordantly funny slice of lust, crime and sleaze life set in the world of L.A.'s industry elite: Call it 9021-noir.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    70
    The performances lift "Mini" out of the gutter of utter cynicism and into the realm of the complex.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    50
    Boasts an uncommon stylization and some first-rate comic performances. But its provocative setup is undercut by its lengthy depiction of an all-too-familiar game of cat and mouse between the culprits and a dogged detective.
  6. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    50
    What begins as a twisted sex romp turns film noir-ish. Guthe is so anxious to show us what a larcenous tramp Mini is that he never shows us any other sides to her.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    50
    Lacks originality.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    30
    Delectably vulgar for 20 minutes or so, almost too bad to be true, but because it lacks the demented conviction of real camp, the glint of madness that keeps a bauble like "Valley of the Dolls" afloat, it soon loses its cheap-thrills appeal.
  9. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: James C. Taylor
    20
    Mini is too tame for Skina-max and too inane to survive on the art-house circuit. It's a pretentious erotic thriller that gives honest trash a bad name.
  10. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    20
    Mini is impossible to like, especially since she delivers some of the worst narration ever spoken, and her final lines are like a big middle finger to viewers foolish enough to enjoy the film.
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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. MikeL.
    9
    Wicked entertainment. Total escapist fare, different from the long hot summer dull extravaganzas. The movie looks good, the actors are top notch, and it moves steadily along. Laugh out loud funny at times. I'd definitely recommend this one. And last, my congatulations to Vanessa Williams, I guess your man's a 10!… Full Review »
  2. MarcD.
    4
    Alec Baldwin is fantastic in this film, but Nikki Reed is absolutely abyssmal. The story has been done, but this movie relies on the charm of its stars, and Nikki is sorely lacking. Only Baldwin and Jeff Goldblum save this stinker.… Full Review »
  3. KellyC.
    9
    Sexy, devious fun...almost peed my pants a couple of times. A relief after all the summer nonsense. First you think Alec & Nikki? But it works. And Carrie-Anne Moss is a comic revelation. Who knew "Trinity" was so damn funny?… Full Review »
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