The film begins with a teenage girl named Jane rushing to her speech—only to find herself naked in front of the crowd. But the whole thing turns out to be a dream.

She and her twin sister, Roxy, get ready. But they are opposites in personalities in behaviors. Roxy is rebellious and careless while Jane is passionate about studying and succeeding.

Roxy has a document on her computer on all her excuses for missing school. For this one, she’s using chicken pox as her excuse. But she tells her widowed father that it’s a permission slip to see a live performance of Romeo & Juliet.

Then Roxy gives Jane a ride to the train station. Jane will give her speech at a university in New York City in order to earn a scholarship to Oxford in the United Kingdom.

But Roxy stops at her band manager’s house for something. The manager, who is around Roxy’s age, is throwing a pool party. And he is caught by Truancy Officer Lomax, who arrests him and his guests.

Roxy wants her band to work on a demo tape for the music group, Simple Plan. Simple Plan is even going to perform in New York City.

Once on the train, Roxy is sloppy around this other passenger. She also has no ticket, which prompts the conductor to boot her off the train. Even worse, Jane gets kicked off, too, since the conductor refused to believe she had a twin sister.

Luckily, the girls find this guy, Bennie Bang, who is willing to drive them to the city in his limo. Unfortunately, he turns out to be a creep who wants to harm Jane and Roxy. So, the twins escape.

Janes outfit also gets soiled and ruined. She also left her day planner in the limo, leaving her with no money or cards.

But Roxy knows a trick to get her cleaned up. She takes Jane into a hotel and rolls an item to stop a door from closing after a woman leaves the room.

After tidying up, Bennie calls them and says that there is a green chip with them. If they give that to him, he will return Jane’s day planner.

However, Reinaldo, the dog in the room, ate it. The girls do everything they can to get it out, even forcing the dog to defecate.

A young man named Trey comes into the hotel room. Regardless of what happened, he is happy to meet Roxy. He even lies for her about his dog in order to keep them from getting into trouble.

Shortly after, Simple Plan starts to perform. Roxy and Jane trick the security guards by letting them onto the stage.

Once the song is over, though, Lomax finds the girls. They escape through a sewer. Jane is extra anxious because her speech is in 2 hours.

The twins end up going to a Harlem beauty salon, where they get makeovers. But Max finds them and they flee in an unoccupied cab.

Roxy has little driving experience and loses control while driving. A passenger even comes in and wants to be taken to his destination. But the girls fight and get out of hand, angering the person in the back.

Jane puts Roxy down for her carelessness and poor decisions. Roxy doesn’t like Jane’s attitude because it reminds her of their deceased mother. Their argument causes them to part ways.

But there is still a lot to fix before it’s time for Jane’s speech. Can Roxy and Jane turn things around?

Despite the negative reviews this movie mainly received, I ended up having a good time watching this film. The constant crazy happenings, no matter how unrealistic they were, contributed to the high levels of tension. I would also worry about Jane and Roxy getting caught and punished.

The idea of identical twins with opposite personalities was also creative. The girls were even forced to spend more time together.

As a comedy, certain moments made me laugh. The pacing was also quick thanks to the increased conflict.

The New York City setting was also something to admire since I live not too far from there—Long Island to be precise. And Roxy and Jane reside in Syosset—not that far from me, either. So, it was fun to see what I could recognize in the background.

This film was also the last one for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen to act in. But that did not surprise me. A lot of child actors have a tough time in the film or TV industry. The Olsen twins even once compared their acting career to the military.

But Roxy and Jane were pretty believable. Even though their dad was a minor character, he was also likable.

As usual, lots of twists and turns occur—particularly later on. See the movie to learn what they are.

Overall, I enjoyed New York Minute. The humor and craziness played a big role in keeping me engaged.

I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars.