Mini's First Time

And about halfway through, the film unwisely changes its tone, from dark comedy to straight-up dramatic thriller.....first-time screenwriter/director Nick Guthe created such a superficial group of characters.....Still, Baldwin has some fun with the material.... ... Full Review

Mini's First Time is an irreverent, scandalous, edgy black comedy with superb performances featuring Nikki Reed ("Thirteen," "Lords of Dogtown," "The OC"), Alec Baldwin and Carrie-Anne Moss.....The film is an audacious debut feature from writer/director Nick Guthe..... ... Full Review

The result is one performance that is as good as all of the others put together. The conceit of the central storyline and its execution by the first-rate cast are so funny and scary at the same time that some adults might take it to heart and ban the dang thing rather than risk the consequences. ... Full Review

Composer Cato's music is solid, too.... ... Full Review

Without a shred of redeeming social value, Mini's First Time , as briskly paced and watchable as its anti-heroine, will provide some entertainment value for those so inclined. Mini's First Time comes up with a twist that a key character doesn't get, although smart filmgoers will. ... Full Review

The swirl of bad girl shenanigans, Hollywood satire and noir-ish melodrama in "Mini's First Time The actors' lot is one of unfortunate misuse. worthy of a full-fledged satire of ill-advised mothering ... Full Review

If you enjoy irreverent, sexy, and perverse black comedies like Wild Things and Cruel Intentions , Mini's First Time should prove worth a look, especially if you're a fan of any of the film's talented stars. Judging by the finished product, these actors must have firmly believed in Guthe and his sklls, as every one of them provides some choice performances, with especially strong turns by a simmering Alec Baldwin, a deliciously deranged Carrie-Anne Moss, and an enjoyably wicked manipulator role for not-so- ... Full Review

Reel: Though the film feels very original, at times it also reminded me of kind of a teen Body Heat . Reel sat down recently with the upbeat Guthe to find out. Though everyone loved my writing, no one would touch the story with a ten-foot pole. ... Full Review

Writer/director Nick Guthe obviously has talent, and there are some funny bits and pieces to the film Jeff Goldblum is his usual entertaining self. And the ending just makes things worse. mostly in the scenes where theyre trying to drive Moss crazy ... Full Review

Mini's First Time doesn't have any of the unbridled sexuality and grimy characters that it pretends to have, turning all this into a bloated waste of time and money. What's even worse is that none of the characters are much more than cardboard cutouts. ... Full Review