Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Honors student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy tags along to crash a video shoot. But anything can happen – and does – in a romp involving a pursuing truant officer, a smuggler, hunkalicious guys, and the girls' realization that when the chips are down, a sister can be the best friend of all.
New York Minute is a thoroughly formulaic teen comedy vehicle built around the Olsen twins, offering little that distinguishes it from countless other mismatched-siblings-in-the-big-city romps. The plot hits every predictable beat — opposites-attract siblings, wacky misadventures, convenient resolutions — with no real surprises. The acting is passable but unremarkable, with the Olsen twins coasting on their established personas rather than delivering anything particularly nuanced. Cinematography is competent but generic, shooting Manhattan without any distinctive visual identity. Novelty is low; the fish-out-of-water twin comedy formula is well-worn and this entry adds nothing fresh to it. The ending wraps everything up in the most expected way possible. A middling, inoffensive teen comedy that sits squarely below average across the board.