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New York Minute (2004)
Honestly, not THAT bad...
Taken for what it is, a pre-teen flick featuring the wealthiest 17-years olds in type-cast roles ever, the movie is not terrible. It's no work of art, nor will it be nominated for any awards, but it is entertaining, which is all anyone can expect it to be. It definitely isn't being advertised as anything else.
More than anything, it's silly and allows a girl to giggle at the crazy antics of two sisters caught up in more than they can handle in New York City. A fun story of mayhem and mischief, it is far from the worst movie out this season (have you SEEN "Van Helsing"? I rest my case).
Maybe it's not worth spending $9 on a movie ticket, but it would be a fun rental. :-)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
Bad advertising, decent movie
I think the biggest mistake in the movie was advertising to the pre-teen and teenaged girl audiences.
The film seems to rarely appeal to kids born in the 90's, as most of the film is a parade of 80's references that will make twentysomethings laugh more than anyone else. Also, 95% of the interactions in the film are between adults in the workplace or dealing with "grown up" issues that kids could really care less about. The commercial shows the only two scenes with kids...few and far between.
In my opinion, I don't see how the movie could possibly be interesting to people under the age of 16.