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Banging leads, bad script

Susan Sarandon (left) and Goldie Hawn star as The Banger Sisters
Nina Caplan|Metro5 April 2012
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DVD/VIDEO: The Banger Sisters 20th Century Fox, 15, £15.99/£9.99

Back when rock'n'roll made the world go round, Susan Sarandon and Goldie Hawn were such dedicated groupies that a legion of sated musicians named them the Banger Sisters.

Times have changed, but Hawn hasn't: now she's heading for Arizona to tap her long-estranged pal for a loan. Sarandon has moved on - posh house, spoiled kids, expensive beige wardrobe - but the film has no truck with such materialism, preferring to worship the glory days of cheap sex with random songsters.

The three leads (including Geoffrey Rush as a twitchy writer) are all good, but the weak script leaves them flailing. With commentary.

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