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Summary: Sarandon and Hawn steal the show
Review: I was so eager to see this when it was in the movie theaters, but only got a chance to see it now that it's on VHS, and boy am I glad. Sarandon and Hawn steal the show as the Banger Sisters, and Gregory Rush is also great as the blocked writer who becomes inspired by the two friends. But the plot stinks, and the two daughters are annoying beyond any redeeming value. There is one half-decent scene where the two young sisters are talking in their bedroom, but it's not enough.
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Summary: Save your time and money
Review: This film was a disappointment from the word go. It is predictable, cliche, poorly written and extremely short on laughs (and any real understanding of what makes the characters tick.) There isn't a likable, or real character in the whole movie.The premise would have been much better served as a character study of how these two women find themslves at their current state in life, (yes, both are truly unhappy, and unfulfilled) and how they reconcile the past with the present and their eventual venture into a new future.
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Summary: funny
Review: i loved this movie. it is hilarious and touching at the same time.
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Summary: Not Memorable
Review: With Geoffrey Rush, Goldie Hawn, and Susan Sarandon in the cast one would hope for something better than this. I feel that if this movie had been a little more fleshed out, it would have been "good". However, as it stands, I can not recommend this movie, and I say that with regret.
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Summary: a little slow
Review: The first hour of this movie was really slow and did not really keep my interest. Then once Goldie Hawn hooked up with Susan Saradon it got a little better, but Goldie Hawn plays this whorish character, which is a little disturbing. And the movie just was not all that great. I don't even think it is worth watching again to make sure.
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Summary: Great cast valiantly battles weak script
Review: "The Banger Sisters" is the kind of movie to which the phrase "it was cute" is frequently applied. Indeed, it is cute as cute can be, but, considering the pedigree of its stars, one would expect it to be far more than merely cute. Its makers seem to have forgotten that many serious themes can successfully be addressed through comedy. This is the tale of two middle-aged women, Suzette and Lavinia [Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon] who were best friends twenty years ago. They were groupies who hung out with rock stars both famous and infamous. Today their lives have gone opposing routes. Suzette is still in the rock and roll world in Los Angeles, while Lavinia has become a well-to-do Phoenix matron with the requisite lawyer husband, overachieving children, and suburban mansion replete with swimming pool. When Suzette is fired from her bartending job and evicted from her apartment, she decides to hop a bus and pay her old friend a visit. Along the way, she picks up a neurotic screen writer [Geoffrey Rush], who follows along on her journey. The surprise reunion causes problems in Lavinia's life but also uncovers problems Suzette is best able to solve. The movie is almost worth watching just to see two great actresses at work. They play off of each other easily and obviously had a lot of fun making the film. The subplot wastes Rush, takes away from more interesting moments, and serves merely to provide a predictable happy ending for Suzette. The social issues, which include drugs and sex among teenagers, are there to show that times haven't changed all that much since the two friends were kids. They are handled in a tentative and pedestrian manner that kills much of the fun. A wittier, more sophisticated screenplay would have made this a winning comedy. As it is, it rarely gets to first base, despite the valiant efforts of its cast.
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Summary: Great movie
Review: Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon star in THE BANGER SISTERS, a movie about two women who reconnect after 20 years. One is Suzette (Goldie Hawn), a woman who is still lost in her past as a rock groupie. She goes to Pheonix, and encounters Harry, a man who she originally butts heads with, but eventually they become fast friends (and a bit more). Then there is Vinnie (Susan Sarandon), Suzette's friend from 20 years ago, another rock groupie, they made up The Banger Sisters, sleeping with musicians and roadies, and such, way back in the day. However Vinnie has not embraced her past, if anything she has tried to distance herself from the image she had back then. Upon rediscovering each other, there is initial conflict, but Suzette shows Vinnie how to live again, as they relive their past once more. Vinnie becomes frustrated with her family life, her family having her picking up the pieces and she finds the wings to live again. Susan Sarandon does a compelling job playing Vinnie, finding the dark humor in the character and bringing it to light. Goldie Hawn shines as Suzette, cute and funny, bringing the role to life. The interaction between these two actresses is the best reason to see this movie.
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Summary: More Like "The Boring Sisters"
Review: As much I love Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn, I foudn this movie quite boring with a predictable plot, unlikeable supporting characters, and slow pacing. Susan and Goldie trie their hardest, but even they can't overcome the bland script. Goldie is her normal silly outragous self, but she tries to hard and Kate Hudson did the blond, ditzy groupie role better in Almost Famous, which is a shame. Susan does well with what she can, but she seems bored. Geoffrey Rush should be embarrassed to play the role he played, and Erika Christenson and the other actress playing Susans daughter in the film, are so obnoxioulsy annoying, I wanted to fast forward all of their scenes. This could have been a better film, if it had better writers and better supporting actors, but all you get is a mess of a film that wastes the talents of two remarkable actresses.
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Summary: not that great
Review: I saw this movie on an airplane and watched it out of boredom, since it was a long transatlantic flight. I thought it was a really old, out-dated movie that no one knew about, until I got back to the United States and realized it was a somewhat new release. This was a really bad airplane movie and let's just leave it at that.
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Summary: Best movie I've seen in a long time!...
Review: I've seen this movie three times so far and I cant wait for the DVD to be released. This movie was so funny. The best scene in the movie is in the basement, it makes me laugh just thinking about.
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