Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

ComedyFan2010 A movie that in a great and funny way brings us the message that it is always better to be true to oneself.I really enjoyed the movie. I like friends/bro kind of comedies and it was great to see a similar topic but with females over 50 in the main characters.The two were best friends in their youth and famous groupies. Then life has taken them apart and Suzette stayed who she was while Lavinia became an uptight lawyer's wife. When they meet again they get Lavinia back to what she enjoyed.I like the characters. Suzette is still a party girl but she is different from the young ones. One can see that she has experience in life and learned a lot from it. She is also a bit more thoughtful than one would imagine somebody like this to be towards the weird guy she picks up on the road or towards her friend. And Goldie Hawn does a great job. I am actually surprised this was her last big role, so she didn't make a movie over 12 years now! How Sad. Susan Sarandon also does a good job with Lavinia. Sure, the movie is too short to make her transition more complex, but she does the best with it. One believes her in all her moments.Besides the main characters the movie is also good with the supporting ones. Harry, greatly played by Geoffrey Rush, is a very unique and interesting character. His story adds a lot to the movie and one kind of wishes it was longer to see more. It was also fun to see Eva Amuri, Sarandon's daughter, playing her daughter here as well.All in all a great movie. It deserves a greater rating than it got here. A fun story, great acting, fun jokes and special moments. There should be more of those.

jessegehrig I think there's a scene where the Banger Sisters look at photographs of the genitals of the rock stars they slept with during their groupie years, why did you do that? This movie makes me think, " what else is on." O.K fine, I'm sorry Banger Sisters, I shouldn't make fun of this pointless predictable by-the-numbers age appropriate bore for dying baby- boomers. You want to know what the story is? Story is sucks. You want to know how the acting is? Yeah, is sucks, is all sucks. I make puking noises "hack-bleh-bleck-halluck-hallule" my vomit covers me in hot mess and shame, like the Banger Sisters. Do you own a hammer? Want to know what might be fun? Find yourself a copy of the Banger Sisters and smash it to a heap of crap, just smash it till your arm goes numb from repeated impact and your shoulder explodes with pain, tears streak your raging face crying out, " Now I bang you! Now I bang you! " and darkness swells in the gathering twilight.

Gigi White Two stars for Geoffrey Rush (as Harry Plumber) and a star for Eva Martino (as Ginger). Otherwise, what pointless waste of time this movie was.Let's start with Goldie Hahn as Suzette. For a woman who has been living hard for over 20 years, she looks unbelievably good. No woman who has been chain smoking, heavily drinking, and partying into her late forties is going to retain the obvious sex appeal that Goldie Hahn has.Yet somehow, not only has Suzette's lifestyle not put a line on her face, it has also imbued her with all manner of wisdom and authenticity. So, no - Suzette is not a sad excuse for an adult with barely the resources to keep mind and body together - she's enlightened. I'm sure this will be a huge comfort to all the broke, middle-aged, chain-smoking, alcoholic women out there.Susan Sarandon's character, Vinni, is the stereotypical repressed, uptight, suburban housewife. Her family doesn't know the "real her" until throws a chicken breast at her husband during a family dinner, very briefly shares some common knowledge about Jim Morrison with her daughters, borrows some of Suzette's garish clothes, gives herself a bad haircut, goes to a club with Suzette to dance, and is caught by her husband and older daughter looking at Polaroids of penises from her glory days.Now, that we've plumbed the shallow depths of Vinni, we can sit through a painfully corny graduation speech given by her over-achieving older daughter. She actually says "live true" about three times as if hearing it once wasn't enough for the audience's popcorn to come back up.One glimmer of entertainment came from Geoffrey Rush's character, Harry Plummer, as a miserable, uptight, sexually repressed, OCD man who returns to Phoenix, AZ as a failed writer. He deserved more film time.The other glimmer was from Eva Martino as Ginger - Vinni's spoiled, underachieving, screw-up of a daughter.BOTTOM LINE: If you're into 'chick flicks' that have virtually nothing to do with how actual women relate to each other OR if you're into how much better it is to be a "free spirit" (aka broke with no prospects) OR if you're option is a kick in the head or watching this movie ... then go ahead and watch it.

Gordon-11 This film is about a middle class wife having to face her unconventional past when her best friend from her past shows up at her doorstep uninvited.I find "The Banger Sisters" funny, genuine and heartwarming. The plot is about being true to yourself, and not be the person other people want you to be. Vinnie's changes in her personality is well portrayed in the film, making it a believable and satisfying change. Her journey of self rediscovery maybe clichéd, but it is heartwarming, affirmative and thought provoking. I enjoyed "The Banger Sisters" a lot, as it is positive, entertaining and fun.