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New York Minute
Warner Bros.


5.4

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MPAA RATING: PG for mild sensuality and thematic elements

Starring Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, Riley Smith, Jared Padalecki, Drew Pinsky, and Darrell Hammond

This action comedy starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, follows 17-year-old sisters Jane and Roxanne Ryan on a wild romp through the streets, subways and sewers of Manhattan during one unforgettable day. (Warner Bros.)

GENRE(S):	Action \| Adventure \| Comedy \| Family/Kids
WRITTEN BY:	Emily Fox (also story) Adam Cooper Bill Collage
DIRECTED BY:	Dennie Gordon
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: August 17, 2004 Video: August 17, 2004 Theatrical: May 7, 2004
RUNNING TIME:	85 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	USA

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

New York Minute isn't High Art, but it is highly entertaining, especially if you're a member of its target audience.

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

Cheerfully disconnected from the real world, bearing a great resemblance to screwball comedies of old.

TV Guide Lauren Kane

Director Dennie Gordon keeps the pace brisk, and between makeovers and pratfalls, the girls deliver an easy-to-swallow dose of girl power.

Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell

Exists for one purpose, and one purpose only: to further the entertainment careers of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. It's like an Elvis movie for 'tweenagers. That doesn't make the film uninteresting as a pop confection.

San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein

It lives up to its title, flying by in fast motion. Even the first-wave MTV generation may find the pace exhausting, but this piece of fluff wasn't made for them.

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

A bit of a slog for anyone not thoroughly Olsenized.

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Polished and bouncy without being overly mawkish or unduly obnoxious. Above all, it is short.

Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer

Overly broad and silly at times, the film also has an "important" message to pass along to its young viewers.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The cast is cute and the action is colorful, but the comedy isn't as captivating as it sets out to be.

Chicago Tribune Mark Caro

The cinematic equivalent of Trix. It's just made to be enjoyed by certain folks more than others. Will girls like it? More than their parents.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Winda Benedetti

Fun-enough teenage adventure suitable for the whole family.

USA Today Mike Clark

As far as acting goes, neither Olsen is ready for Euripides' Medea, yet each projects well enough in their shared big scene.

Chicago Reader Staff (Not credited)

The only thing that really amused me was a subplot involving music and video piracy.

Los Angeles Times Gene Seymour

A coy, frantic attempt at screwball comedy, lightly seasoned and more than a little gummy.

Empire Angie Errigo

Separately the characters are annoying; together it’s unnervingly like watching one actress playing twins.

LA Weekly Scott Foundas

Reverts to a fire-sale slapstick scenario that includes multiple tumbles into toilets/sewers/ dumpsters; a visit to a Harlem beauty shop that's all homily-spouting mammies and swishy, finger-snapping dandies; and the attempted inducement of a constipated dog's bowel movement.

Variety Brian Lowry

After a string of direct-to-video excursions, this latest film remains an off-putting assault of too-screwball comedy with glints of pathos.

Village Voice Ben Kenigsberg

The whole project reeks of vanity, but it doesn't take a Columbia degree to see that any movie where the Michelle Tanners trudge via sewer from CPS to 125th is an instant camp classic.

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

Plays like "Sixteen Candles" meets "Beetlejuice." Yet for all the film's frantic pace, this plot plods, even for 'tweens at whom this suburban-girls-take-Manhattan fantasy is obviously targeted.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

The events involving the big speaking competition are so labored that occasionally the twins seem to be looking back over their shoulders for the plot to catch up.

New York Post Megan Lehmann

In trying to straddle both the grown-up and kiddie worlds with this inappropriately sexualized effort - their first theatrical release since 1995's "It Takes Two" - the Olsens have lost their footing.

Washington Post Ann Hornaday

The effect isn't just frenetic, unfunny and dull. It's kind of creepy.

Washington Post Sara Gebhardt

Sadly, small humorous bits do not change the movie's generally lackluster tone.

Time Richard Corliss

It's pretty awful.

Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar

My only question is, how did they ensnare you, Eugene?

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

An unabashedly pop confection, but it's flat where it should fizz, lumbering when it should skip.

Premiere Sara Brady

Despite a lavish budget and one of the most expensive movie sets in the world--the island of Manhattan—they (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) can’t buy love, talent, or a decent script.

Miami Herald Peter Debruge

As human Kewpie dolls, the Olsens' basic function is to try on as many new outfits as humanly possible within the span of 86 minutes (guaranteed to be the longest 86 minutes, New York or otherwise, you've ever spent in the dark).

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

The movie's no good: It's written, directed, performed, photographed, edited, and marketed on a fifth-grade reading level; despite that and its twin stars' saucer eyes and ropy limbs, it's no Muppet movie either.

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

The movie may be more bogus than a Gucci bag for sale on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk, but at least the backgrounds are real.

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey

As coy sleaze goes, the new Olsen twins' movie doesn't match Britney Spears's "Crossroads," but it comes close.

Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman

The kind of winking, disingenuous youth comedy that tries to play it both ways, dangling the twins as fetish objects and then yanking them back on the leash because, you know, this is a family film.

The average user rating for this movie is 5.4 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Anderson A. gave it a1:
The only reason I gave it a one, was because Dr.Drew was fantastic.

Fjolla S. gave it a 10:
I absolutely love this movie!!! I wagtched it twice in the cinema and now i've bought the three books and i also went to new york to see them make it and they gave me loads of signed stuff. They were really nice and didn't make you feel uncomfortable. I love mary-kate and ashley!!! I am their biggest fans!!!

Crystal M. gave it a 10:
OMG I loved this movie so such when we wen't and rented it I much have watched it like ten times in three days!

Mary-Kate and Ashley's biggest fan ever gave it a 10:
Omg i love this movie more than anyone in the world! i've seen it 7 times and are going to watch it many more times!! im mary-kate and ashley's biggest fan and i say i would rate it 10 (x 80 billion times) out of 10 for awsomeness! go new york minute.

Tarma R. gave it a 0:
They should called this dumb movie, New York second that way people will get a chance to run away from it.

Sarah F. gave it a 10:
This is the best movie! I love the twins' acting. They are really good at it. I would give it a 100, but the scale only goes up to ten.... I love this movie so much that i have read the book 6 times and seen the movie 4 times. Anyways, this movie deserves a perfect score! :)

Amelia P. gave it a 5:
This movie was good eugene levy sucked at acting he never was good at acting. they had good style but pirateing movie and other stuff i could think of a better crime.

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New York Minute
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