On November 21st, 2000, nearly one full year after their cult classic Passport to Paris, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen released their second destination-inspired teen comedy, Our Lips Are Sealed filmed in Sydney, Australia.
Neither Becca nor Lani have revisited this movie since the year it came out. In our memories, this movie was the hippest, wittiest, most alternative, most daring, most ahead-of-its-time movie in the Olsen twins canon. We were sure that we'd rediscover this gem and prove to the world that it has been woefully overlooked in the culture of 00s nostalgia.
But then it was... not quite what we expected. This is absolutely an era where Mary-Kate and Ashley's style and swag was at an iconic, untouchable level. However, this movie struggles to live up to stars' magnetism, and the same writing team that hit a home run in Passport to Paris kept striking out in Our Lips Are Sealed.
So we break down the script, theorize that boys in this movie weren't actually love interests, disagree on scenes that didn't work, and celebrate their style that came to define the fashion trends of 2001 (as Ashley tells us in the DVD extra was completely intentionally).
At the end of the day, this movie is a joyful celebration of fashion, friends, and the down under, and we can't help but love it. After all, it's Mary-Kate and Allie. Ashley. Whatever.
Watch Our Lips Are Sealed here
(courtesy of SimplyOlsen's incredible Instagram bio)
DVD Extras:
Behind the scenes
Bridge walk
Fashion
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