New York Minute

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen take their sister act to the next level with the delightful comedy New York Minute. But anything can happen - and does - in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer (Eugene Levy), a smuggler (Andy Richter), hunkalacious guys (Jared Padalecki, Riley Smith) and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all. ... Full Review

Mary-Kate and Ashley take their sister act to the next level with the delightful comedy New York Minute. With DVD special features including bloopers, alternate endings, a behind-the-scenes featurette, a slide show and more, New York Minute is "a movie the whole family can enjoy" (Lisa Breckenridge, Fox 11, Los Angeles). ... Full Review

There's something unsettling about their Lolitaesque appeal - a quality that "New York Minute" cannily exploits. As a result, the film is so lacking in narrative momentum that it feels twice as long as it is. ... Full Review

But the cast shows infectious exuberance, which Gordon punches up with rapid camera moves through Manhattan panoramas and lavish exterior locales. Jane warns), and the rock-song score is well chosen, notably David Bowie's Suffragette City, sung by the twins and punk-pop band Wakefield. ... Full Review

All that was required for New York Minute was reproducing their straight-to-video template using a slightly larger budget and some bigger-named talent. Im not usually one to turn my back on what, on its surface, looks like a bargain, but I fear impending events (the release of New York Minute chief among them) have convinced me to reconsider. ... Full Review

It may not be a great movie, but I was entertained when watching it, feeling that the six-dollar admission price was well-spent. I was enthralled by New York Minute , pleasantly grinning at practically everything it threw at me. ... Full Review

Add to the mixture that the film moves faster than a New York minute and asks you to believe in its absurd, crisis-ridden storyline; it's no wonder I felt a bit overwhelmed. Minute isn't really a good movie, but their performances are sufficient to display their professionalism and charisma. ... Full Review

Its not only bad filmmaking; it is actually a little twisted. Roxy is a perennial truant (she is the wild one after all) and is thus pursued by the local truant officer (Eugene Levy), an overzealous enforcer with dreams of becoming a real police officer. ... Full Review

Rather than pound on the problems of New York Minute , as so many other critics are sure to do I've said it many times before, but a good MK&A movie needs some good love interest boys for the girls to play off of, and while the script doesn't give them much to do but be dreamy, the guys in New York Minute were a big step up from the clods of the last few Olsen twin videos. ... Full Review

Shrill, far too quickly paced, and wasteful of good comedic supporting talent, "New York Minute" is one long bore.....But their latest film, "New York Minute," reveals the dark truth about these unlikely media moguls:....But a fresh angle on teendom isn't enough to excuse the rest of this shrill picture.....Stepping away from their straight-to-video gridlock of fame, Mary-Kate and Ashley aren't exactly barnstorming comedic talents..... ... Full Review