The Banger Sisters
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: September 20, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
15
Negative:
7
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38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
For the most part, it's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant. Read full review
33
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Really, the sole favor Dolman does the plucky Hawn is to light her rear end so that its continued gloriousness can be appreciated. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
The best way to kill the spirit of the sixties is to sanitize it with preachiness, which is what happens here. That rock-cock collection might as well be a box of baseball cards. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The Banger Sisters so frequently features Hawn running around in revealing attire, tossing instructions at exhausted people that I'm inclined to think of it as a workout video. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
For a few brief moments, it's the bravest work this Hollywood gargoyle (Hawn) has ever done. Read full review
20
The New YorkerDavid Denby
Painful to sit through, because you want to see someone like Paul Thomas Anderson take hold of the character and the actress and start again from the beginning. Bob Dolman understands Suzette, but the rest of the movie is composed of ham-handedly obvious scenes. [23 Sept 2002, p. 98]
10
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
From opening to closing credits, there isn't a single genuine moment -- as phony as a dime bag of oregano. Read full review
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