New York Minute
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 7, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
17
Negative:
14
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
New York Minute isn't High Art, but it is highly entertaining, especially if you're a member of its target audience. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Cheerfully disconnected from the real world, bearing a great resemblance to screwball comedies of old. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineLauren Kane
Director Dennie Gordon keeps the pace brisk, and between makeovers and pratfalls, the girls deliver an easy-to-swallow dose of girl power. Read full review
58
Portland OregonianM. 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. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverJean Oppenheimer
Overly broad and silly at times, the film also has an "important" message to pass along to its young viewers. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The cast is cute and the action is colorful, but the comedy isn't as captivating as it sets out to be. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMark 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. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A bit of a slog for anyone not thoroughly Olsenized. Read full review
50
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Polished and bouncy without being overly mawkish or unduly obnoxious. Above all, it is short. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe 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. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWinda Benedetti
Fun-enough teenage adventure suitable for the whole family. Read full review
50
USA TodayMike Clark
As far as acting goes, neither Olsen is ready for Euripides' Medea, yet each projects well enough in their shared big scene. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian 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. Read full review
40
Village VoiceBen 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. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott 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. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderStaff (Not credited)
The only thing that really amused me was a subplot involving music and video piracy. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesGene Seymour
A coy, frantic attempt at screwball comedy, lightly seasoned and more than a little gummy. Read full review
40
EmpireAngie Errigo
Separately the characters are annoying; together it’s unnervingly like watching one actress playing twins. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie 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. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger 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. Read full review
38
New York PostMegan 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. Read full review
30
Washington PostSara Gebhardt
Sadly, small humorous bits do not change the movie's generally lackluster tone. Read full review
30
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
The effect isn't just frenetic, unfunny and dull. It's kind of creepy. Read full review
30
TimeRichard Corliss
It's pretty awful. Read full review
30
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
My only question is, how did they ensnare you, Eugene? Read full review
30
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
An unabashedly pop confection, but it's flat where it should fizz, lumbering when it should skip. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa 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. Read full review
25
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. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley 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. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldPeter 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). Read full review
25
PremiereSara 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. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarrit 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. Read full review
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