Product Details

• Actors: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Hbo Home Video
• DVD Release Date: October 24, 2006
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000HC2LJE
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,986 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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A nymphet with a grudge is usually a promising combination for a thriller, and Mini's First Time lays on the Lolita complex in the capable person of Thirteen star Nikki Reed. Having been a bad girl at a tender age in that one, Reed plays a slightly older but even more dangerous teen in Mini, as the lethal daughter of a wannabe Hollywood actress (Carrie-Anne Moss) who never was. Joining the ranks of professional escorts while still in high school, Mini has an unsavory "meet cute" with her future partner in crime: answering a call at a hotel, she sleeps with her surprised stepfather (Alec Baldwin). Pretty soon the odd couple is cooking up ways of getting the mother out of the picture--first by psychological war, then by, well, more extreme measures. Director Nick Guthe tries to draw out the Hollywood satire as well as the modern-noir elements, but the tone is too glib for the mix to sit well, and there isn't quite enough happening on either front for the movie to gain real traction. However, this HBO-produced picture does present a handful of delicious performances, led by Baldwin's marvelous portrait of a self-disgusted middle-aged man who might actually have fallen in love... the poor sap. Moss is a revelation in a comic role (she does an expert drunk act) and Jeff Goldblum contributes his uniquely discursive muttering to a few scenes. Luke Wilson plays a police detective so droll and laid-back he seems to have wandered in from a Wes Anderson film, or possibly an old episode of Columbo. --Robert Horton

Product Description

Alec Baldwin is Martin, the wealthy, clueless stepfather of Mini (played by Nikki Reed). She's clever and has a healthy libido. And she's on a mission to stir up as much trouble as she can before her high school graduation. It's pretty clear where Mini got her conniving streak from-her mom (Carrie-Anne Moss) who spends more time partying than with her husband. Diana quickly becomes the third wheel when Martin and Mini's relationship escalates. A series of disturbing events at their posh modern house finally prompts the arrival of John (Luke Wilson) as a nosey detective on the case. Jeff Goldblum delivers another shot of star quality playing the cheesy TV show host who lives next door. Part Heather and part Lolita, Mini's a girl to watch out for in this delightfully warped comedy.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply wicked, November 30, 2006

By	blueskies (Peoria, AZ) - See all my reviews

Disappointed by family life, particularly her relationship with her mother, Mini rebels and becomes a person without remorse. She becomes a prostitute, in fact her stepfather is her second client. They start an affair and eventually team up to drive her mother insane, it works too well, and soon are investigated by a detective. Mini's First Time has no moral conscience so its definitely not for everyone, but for those who love imperfect characters and like femme fatales then this movie might be for you.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Double Indemnity+Thirteen=Mini's First Time, November 11, 2006

By	Joshua Miller "Josh" (Coeur d'Alene,ID) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

"Mini's First Time" was in theatres for about ten minutes before quietly sneaking onto DVD. I had heard of the movie long before it slipped into theatres and didn't know it had been released on DVD until a couple weeks later. When I first heard the title, I thought it was a shameless way of getting people to see it. The title actually makes a lot of sense, so I'm going to tell you right now that movie has no nudity in it. It stars Nikki Reed, who co-starred in and co-wrote Thirteen. That movie scored Holly Hunter an Oscar nomination, jumpstarted Evan Rachel Wood's career, but Reed has just kind of chilled in the background; Appearing in movies like Lords of Dogtown and American Gun recently. The role she's playing here can be compared to the Barbara Stanwyck character in "Double Indemnity" and the Kathleen Turner character in "Body Heat." In fact, it could also be compared to Reed's own character from "Thirteen." In the end, it's like one big combination of them all. Reed plays Mini, the daughter of Diane (Carrie-Anne Moss, 'Memento') a Hollywood golddigger and wannabe actress who never made it after she was impregnated by a producer. Mini is in high school (but is apparently 18, since she's on the verge of graduating and smokes in front of cops and things like that) and obsessed with doing things for the first time. Sex, blackmail, murder, whatever. Her mother is married to a man named Martin (Alec Baldwin), who is unhappy with his marriage. He's a public relations guy, which Mini finds ironic since he's never in public with her mother and she doesn't remember the last time they had relations. After getting a (temporary) job as an escort girl, she finds herself in a room with Martin. Suddenly, they begin having an affair but realize that they need to get Mini's mother out of the picture. That's easier said than done. Mini suggests murder, but that's too risky; So, Mini begins stealing pills from school and putting them in her mothers drinks, hoping that they can eventually get someone to put her mother away. When her mother attempts to commit suicide by taking too many sleeping pills (although it doesn't kill her, but merely knocks her unconscious), Mini and Martin decide to put her inside her car and have her killed from toxic fumes. It seems logical. She takes the pills, so she'll be asleep when she dies. This should work out perfect, if not for a suspicious detective (Luke Wilson) and a nosy TV show-producer neighbor (Jeff Goldblum). The movie isn't your typical dumb teenager movie though. In fact, this movie will probably appeal more to adults than to kids. As I said though, it's kind of like Thirteen+Double Indemnity=Mini's First Time. It's well written, funny, and all the performances are believable. Nikki Reed plays a pretty good femme fatale. It is predictable, but it's entertaining enough to make you forget that. Alec Baldwin is also very good as the man who finds himself so controlled by this woman (girl) that he'll do anything for her. It, at least, seems believable most of the time. I'm giving it 5 stars, because I liked it a lot. It's actually more suited for four stars and most people will agree with that; but it's a movie that is actually worth checking out.

GRADE: A-
SHOULD BE: B

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!, September 20, 2007

By	Kristina Strauss - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

He should have known better. He knew it was wrong. Who wouldn't. So for his efforts he got what he deserved. Great Movie. If you love to see people get whats coming to them for doing something they know they shouldn't ,you really need to see this movie.