A hectic, overcooked sugar rush of a movie.
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07/20/04
New York Minute (2004)
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Reviews Counted:114
Fresh:14
Rotten:100
Average Rating:3.5/10
Consensus: Feels more like a calculated product designed to expand the Olsens' brand than an actual movie. Also, it contains ethnic stereotyping and sexual innuendo.
Theatrical Release:30-07-2004
Synopsis: Today is the biggest day in the super-organized life of uptight overachiever Jane Ryan (ASHLEY OLSEN). She's due to give a major speech at Columbia University for a competition to win a... [More]
Starring: Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Eugene Levy, Riley Smith
Director: Dennie Gordon
Reviews for New York Minute
Top CriticSeparately the characters are annoying; together it's unnervingly like watching one actress playing twins.
07/30/04
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06/24/06
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08/07/04
The further you are from being a teenage girl, the less likely this movie is going to appeal to you.
05/07/04
Uncle Jesse and Joey must have been too busy to make appearances. Lucky them.
05/07/04
It's generally good policy to be wary of entertainers who are more famous for their product lines than actually performing.
05/06/04
So strictly amateur-hour that it could end up as a camp classic.
05/06/04
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05/09/04
For those not part of the Olsen industrial complex, New York Minute often feels creepy and lecherous, like it was made by a family 'uncle.'
05/07/04
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05/08/04
Top Critic...the Olsens crassly demonstrate that the quickest way for young women to dress for success is to wear as little as possible.
05/14/04
After a brisk opening half-hour, New York Minute's promising start devolves into a parade of chase and slapstick bits you've seen a dozen times before.
05/07/04
A textbook example of a film created as a 'vehicle' but without any ideas about where the vehicle should go.
05/07/04
Top CriticThe sense of calculation is overwhelming, down to the loose threads on Roxy's Metallica T-shirt.
05/06/04
The cast is cute and the action is colorful, but the comedy isn't as captivating as it sets out to be.
05/06/04
Most viewers will likely be checking their watches, probably wishing this Minute were gone in 60 seconds.
11/02/06
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04/29/09
Esta atrocidade poderia representar um embaraço para todos os envolvidos, caso estes tivessem algum senso de ridículo – o que, a julgar por este longa, não parece ser o caso.
07/19/04
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off re-enacted by over-sensualized, underage spider-monkeys.
05/05/04
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