Some friendships last forever, like it or not!!What do you do when you are torn between past and future.. what do you do when you want to forget the past and want to move on.. one just close himself/herself from the past and makes a new begigning.. Easier said then done.. and how does it affect your psyche..
This is not a REVIEW.. this is just some mumbo jumbo of my thoughts and what I do and see in my free time.. free time as in when I have nothing else to do and even half hour of channel surfing doesn’t stop at something interesting… and then I end up on a channel out of the 2000 odd options my dish serves me.. which is airing some movie of the REKHA of Holly wood which also happens to be my fav Hollywood star.. However odd movie it might be.. but since it has GOLDIE HAWN.. I have to watch it..
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.. rightly said by John Lennon*..
so what’s this movie is all about..Its a chick flick about the late 60’s and early 70’s punk generation .. depicted by Hawn and Sarandon; one is living in the past and the other one who’s hiding it as a bad dream..and the story is about how they come together and live it up for today. Lavinia(Susan) and Suzette (Goldie) are "The Banger Sisters", two groupies from the late 60’s who slept with the likes of Jim Morrison and Kieth Richards and had the past time of clicking Polaroid of the privates of their famous rock star lovers for posterity.. Lavinia moves on from being Vinnie of the 60’s and turn into an upright matron mom and successful wife of a wealthy man with political aspirations and totally devoted to raising her two daughters while suzette is still trapped in the past..still a hippie.. Destiny crosses them again when Suzette losses her job and need money so she sets out to Phoenix in search of her old friend. Lavinia’s is dismayed, at first, when Suzette shows up. She’s never confided her wild teenage experiences to husband or daughters, and they’re frankly shocked at her choice of friends, and the influence Suzette seems to have over her. The contrast is best expressed when Lavinia realizes her whole life, like her perfectly kept and coordinated wardrobe, has been "beige". And here the movie fall apart.. the bottled up emotions of Susan are somewhat real somewhat fake.. she has acted rigid like a pole tied to her backbone( I had more colorful words but MS wont allow that).. Its Goldie who runs away with her easy portrayal and persona.
Other side characters like Lavinia’s two snooty daughters just fill the space.. only notable one is Rush (as Harry ) a neurotic writer Goldie meets on her way from Sunset strip to Phoenix when she sets out to search her banger sister..
Susan and Goldie are good in parts and the chemistry is good mostly but the movie lacks substance at most places..It must have been the allure of working together that compelled these two wonderful actresses into making this project. The concept is an intriguing one but it’s the execution that falls flat. As much as I admire the talent of Hawn and Sarandon I can’t recommend this woefully, unfunny tale .. unless you also like holding past or hiding past ;-)
Watch it for Hawn’s attitude while strutting her silicones ala Pamela Anderson ( in clothes) and don’t watch it for the pants Sarandon got herself in..( I am still trying to figure out how she got into them..)
Some interesting scenes –
Susan’s explanation of Hawn’s tattoo.
Susan bumping Rush with car when he is in a rage and is not listening to them.
Goldie motherly affection to Susan’s daughter Hannah who is ready to puke on prom night.
Goldie buzzing off Hanah’s friend.
Goldie and Susan’s face off. Goldie and Susan at DMV.
TRIVIA –
*Released in 2002.
1hour and 38 mins..another few mins and you might have to bang the head.
Director: Bob Dolman
Cast –
Goldie Hawn ... (Suzette ),
Susan Sarandon ... (Lavinia Kingsley);
Lavinia’s daughters - Erika Christensen ... (Hannah Kingsley) and Eva Amurri ... (Ginger Kingsley).. she happens to be Susan’s daughter ;-)
Lavina’s husband - Robin Thomas ... (Raymond Kingsley)
And Geoffrey Rush ... (Harry Plummer)
Links -
https://.foxsearchlight.com/thebangersisters/index_flash.html
https://imdb.com/title/tt0280460/trailers-screenplay-E16395-310 ( watch it for the sake of susan’s pants…lol)
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