New York Minute is almost exactly what I would have expected from Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen. Although it was their first major motion picture release, I could not bring myself to believe it would be anything more than their past endeavors only with a higher budget. Turns out I was right.

If you go into this movie expecting a Mary-Kate & Ashley movie, then you will only be minimally disappointed. It was definitely targeted for young teenage girls. If you expected something else, then you may be challenged mentally and I urge you to seek professional help. You should not blame anyone but yourself if this was not what you expected. However, if you knew what you were getting yourself into, you would most likely still be disappointed. Some of their earlier movies were more entertaining, even though those, too, were geared towards kids. I found this movie boring and hard to watch all the way through. I somehow managed, but it was a little painful.

Eugene Levy may have been the brightest part of New York Minute, as truant officer Max Lomax. The twins themselves were not bad either but their acting suffers from bad writing. I liked Mary-Kate's character of Roxy Ryan, a Ferris Beuller type wannabe.

As a whole, I rated this movie 6 out of 10. I would not recommend it unless you are of the biggest Olsen Twin fans out there.

This is a silly movie that's also funny. With all the crap out there, why did it set a record for lowest opening day box office for a movie in 3,000 theaters? Perhaps it was simply not appropriately advertised. I see other reviewers using words like 'for teen girls' and for 'pre-teens.' I don't believe that those demographics were the actual target for this movie. A silly comedy with attractive teen girls starring in it also appeals to boys (although they might not be completely honest about it) and 17 is middle-aged teen, not pre-teen. Also, while there is no bad language in the movie that I noticed, there were definitely situations of a suggestive nature that I would not recommend for "pre-teens." I can't believe their other movies had this level of 'sophistication.' If you make a movie for older teens and young adults and movie-goers get the idea it's made for pre-teens, perhaps that is part of the disconnect that explains the box office failure.

My wife and I have no children, but really laughed out loud at parts of the movie, especially "the speech." I'm not saying who said what so this is not a spoiler. We have not seen other Olsen Twins movies, other than about 2 minutes in a Costco that had a special on their videos. Personally, I thought the girls were fine and the other stars solid. In fact, for my money, the worst actor in the movie by far was Jack Osbourne; not bad, just the least polished of the bunch. And yes, I have seen him in Ozzie Osbourne's family's reality show.

The bloopers, billed as "Hilarous Bloopers" were in fact pretty funny, especially watching the twins' reaction to each other's issues. Certainly, it might have helped to show those in the theater. As it happened, we rented the movie while on vacation. If you're looking for a change of pace from SciFi and Bourne-esqe thriller movies, you could do a lot worse.

It's honestly always entertaining to read user ratings at the lower end for a movie like this because it genuinely leaves you puzzled as to what these people were expecting.

The Poster already communicates all you need to know about this movie: It's a silly, 2000s, teenage-girl-comedy, full of cliches, pop songs and very much a product of it's time. You've got your Pop-Rock-Band Cameo, playing a full song, some Minute-Long awkward dancing/styling scenes and your superficial love interests that do not contribute to the plot in any way. In the end everyone get's what they always wanted and everyone is living their best lives. I know, predictable.

Here's the thing: If you're reading this, chances are high you're not exactly the target audience for the movie. That's fine. Neither am I. Just keep your expections in check when you agree to watch this with someone.

The Movie knows exactly what it is and it succeeds at being just that. No attempts were made to make this movie anything beyond that and judging it for that is a little bit silly. If you went into this Movie with higher expectations, you really need to learn how to pick your Movies.