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THE BANGER SISTERS – Sisters’ journey

byStaff writers
1 December 2002 - Updated on 25 March 2021
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Starring: Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush
Director: and writer Bob Dolman
Rated: M15+

EVERY so often a film’s acting is so classy it is saved from the mediocrity it would otherwise enjoy. The Banger Sisters is a case in point.

Suzette (Goldie Hawn) and Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) prided themselves on bedding all the top rock bands that came to LA in the late 60s. Twenty years later Suzette is still living the LA life, but doing it hard, while Vinnie has moved on to Phoenix, Arizona to become Lavinia, a well-to-do wife and mother who wants to forget where she came from and what she once got up to.

When Suzette is fired from her job she travels to Phoenix to see Vinnie. On the way through the desert she meets Harry (Geoffrey Rush), a neurotic writer, and together they all face up to what their pasts reveal about the here and now.

Only two things save The Banger Sisters from being a write-off. Goldie Hawn is an outstanding comic actor and her timing and characterisation here is first rate.

Susan Sarandon is a fine character actor whose face tells most of the story. She is a joy to watch.

Geoffrey Rush, whose American accent is not completely convincing, milks the hapless Harry for all he’s worth.

Secondly, the story in this film is played out against the importance of families. Suzette wants one. Lavinia is trapped by the one she has created. Harry needs to get free of his.

While The Banger Sisters starts out being an unlikely film to end up wearing its pro-family sentiments so publicly on its sleeve, that’s where it takes us. But not even three fine actors can save us from having to endure a schmaltzy ending.

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