New York Minute was selected to be Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's first "grown-up" movie, building on their phenomenally successful careers as child actors. While its reception was overshadowed by Mary-Kate's problems with an eating disorder, this effervescent but predictable comic adventure had little appeal beyond their loyal adolescent fans in any case. The film evidently tries to demonstrate the twin teens' very individual personalities: Mary-Kate's school-skipping rebel heads to New York to promote her rock band's demo, accompanied by her overachieving sibling, who's there to compete for a university scholarship. As chaos ensues, the duo shine thanks to spot-on timing and natural delivery - to be expected of professionals who began their career at the age of one - but the supporting performances are weak, with a particularly awful cameo by Jack Osbourne.

Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes 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.