Winning London

Winning London is yet another travel movie of Mary Kate and Ashley's that was and is extremely popular. In this film, Mary Kate and Ashley (Riley and Alex) travel to London with their high school Model U.N team to compete in a competition. When they get there, they find out that another team is also representing China. However, Mary Kate and Ashley's team is lucky enough to get England instead. They have to study up on the history of England, but luckily for them they are in the host country. And they find a cute boy (of course!) to give them tours of London.

Like all Mary Kate and Ashley films, this movie was popular amongst fan more for the aesthetic than for the actual plot which is silly at times and filled with unnecessary montages to fill time. This film, by far, has the best fashion in my opinion. To this day, I wish I had the scarves, hats, coats, and funky pants they wear in this movie.

The movie is not completely fluff. Ashley's character Alex has to learn not to always let opportunities pass her by. For example, during the course of the movie she works up the courage to finally tell the guy she's like for years that she has a crush on him, and she gets to give the competition winning speech rather than her sister Riley who usually takes the lead. Meanwhile, Mary Kate's character Riley learns that sometimes winning isn't everything and you can lose relationships by being over-competitive.

A fan favorite because of the location (London is a beautiful city), the boys with British accents (obviously), the bomb fashion, and some more serious undertones at times. To listen to a Gimme Pizza podcast episode featuring Rachel Roth, the actress who played Mary Kate and Ashley's girlfriend in Winning London, discuss filming with the twins...click here!