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The Banger Sisters (2002)

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Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 140
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 74

Hawn and Sarandon are terrific together, but the hoary plot is predictable and contrived.

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 20

Hawn and Sarandon are terrific together, but the hoary plot is predictable and contrived.

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Average Rating: 2.7/5
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For some folks, the 1960s never really ended, and one woman still cheerfully stuck in the Summer of Love discovers her one-time best friend has left that decade as far behind as humanly possible in this comedy. In the late '60s and early '70s, Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) were two of Southern California's most celebrated groupies. Affectionately nicknamed "The Banger Sisters" by Frank Zappa, best friends Suzette and Vinnie partied hearty with practically every rock star of

R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Comedy

Bob Dolman

Jan 28, 2003

$30.2M

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast

All Critics (154) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (76) | DVD (18)

This is the directorial debut of Bob Dolman, who got his start scripting WKRP in Cincinnati, and as one might expect, he handles the comic material with aplomb and falls on his face whenever the story turns serious.

March 18, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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Hot idea. Tepid execution.

September 26, 2002 Comment
Rolling Stone
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So insipid it may turn even superannuated hippies into raging neocons.

September 26, 2002 Full Review Source: New York Magazine | Comment
New York Magazine
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There's a good movie to be made about fifty-something former groupies, but The Banger Sisters is not that movie.

September 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comment
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There are many things that solid acting can do for a movie, but crafting something promising from a mediocre screenplay is not one of them.

September 22, 2002 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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From opening to closing credits, there isn't a single genuine moment.

September 20, 2002 Comment
Washington Post
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A lame script ruins a potentially good premise.

September 23, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Watching movies like this, it's easy to understand actresses' common complaint about the quality of roles for women of a certain age.

December 28, 2008 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

The Banger Sisters is not a terrible film but ultimately a missed opportunity, an opportunity to show the outcomes of those deluded Band-Aids from Almost Famous, or even as a demonstration of the inevitable paths of people whose experiences peaked when th

July 2, 2008 Full Review Source: IGN Movies | Comment
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As performances caricaturais do trio principal comprovam que até mesmo atores talentosos podem ser derrotados por roteiros pavorosos como o desta produção.

August 14, 2004 Comment
Cinema em Cena

Despite its rock 'n' roll trappings, The Banger Sisters is like an After-School Special with better actors and more swearing.

September 6, 2003 Comment

The performances are easy to love while the story is not.

August 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

It might have been fun, but [director Bob] Dolman focuses on all the wrong things.

February 21, 2003 Comment
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Audience Reviews for The Banger Sisters

love susan sarandon! i think we could all see each other as one of these characters i know i could! this is a fun movie!!

March 25, 2009
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Super Reviewer

yea right i saw it cause i thought they were called banger sisters for a reason. guess not.

August 5, 2009
LoughnerWasLucid

Super Reviewer

    1. Lavinia: I want to go out but everything that I own is beige.
    – Submitted by Mauricio R (7 months ago)

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