Banana Split

This story is a lot of fun. It shows four friends going through highs and lows. The two girls are really likable, and their friendship is very convincing. I find this film infectiously fun, and brings smiles on my face.

This is not a chick flick. This is a seriously witty, flirty, sexy observation of teenage years. The chemistry between Marks and Liberato actually sizzles off screen and makes your toes tingle. I could 100% imagine these two as a couple. It's down to nothing other than fabulous acting. I put it on to watch Liberato who I've not seen for some time, and ended up a big fan of the film and the 2 leads. Beautifully done film

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend if you're considering it. The "feel" of the movie reminds me a lot of "Booksmart", but almost more "versus" than "cooperative", if that makes sense to you. I'm a big fan of Hannah Marks, and less so of Liana Liberato, and while the focus is typically on April, it really felt like they should have been cast in each others's roles, and it's not like Liberato can't carry a lead role. The roles just didn't feel intuitive, and the movie does one of those things where I feel like it's trying to tell me who's hotter, and (for me) Hannah Marks makes more sense as the "hot new thing", and she's the stronger personality. But that's probably why she has the lead here. It was also frustrating to watch the characters do "stupid high schoolers with too many options" mistakes over and over, letting such a jerk control any level of validation in their lives, and I suppose that's the point that I'm missing is how to relate to it as a young woman that can't control what her wants are, even if they are bad for her. I have similar stupid things I did when I was younger as a guy, and I think that's what frustrated me. The point in saying any of that is that that "frustration" is what takes this movie from potentially great to a more average viewing experience. While it's a fine movie, with good characters, acting, and writing, it doesn't feel uplifting or hopeful, the "intensity in battle" is social in nature and not what I'm looking for in a movie, but that doesn't mean that others won't like this much more than me.

This was a good movie. I found it very cute and funny, and honestly also very realistic. Conspiracy theory, but I think other people didn't rate it higher only bc it's a story about and starring females, and ultimately society doesn't want women to be successful. At least the characters in the movie were supportive of Elena he other.

I really loved the films focus on friendship and how you can ruin it so fast, yet fix it. Relationships are not unfixable. The chemistry between the friendship of the two girls was really quite interesting to watch. There are some people you met in life, who actually truly stays and are meant to last a lifetime no matter how you met. Boys don't always come inbetween, only if you let them. Decent fun movie for all ages. Would love to see a part two, but I thought that would happend. They should make a lot more movies like this. We're there's more focus on truly great friendships. And not just superficial "party-friendships." 8/10!

A nice charmer around a surprising bonding experience that develops between two high school girls in a love triangle with a common boyfriend - Nick - where ultimately their love and kinship for each other wins out. They both bring hilarity to most of their life events and the challenges of their new relationship - offering dining etiquette advice to movie house patrons, maintaining their clandestine but 'rule based' friendship, and mixing in and out of other usual high school social scenes. Other characters that include April's meddling, precocious little sister with an advanced vocabulary, her grounded mother, her kooky less inhibited friends and the sympathetic but wary guy pal all add to the humor set to some nice sun-drenched CA backdrops. The moves and paths of high school to college are pretty familiar, lost jobs, driving tests finally passed, acceptance to distance separated colleges but lovable characters, their relationships and witty dialogue always makes each journey especially unique and entertaining. The shared relationship eventually comes to a strained reckoning but the reconciliation is overcoming and the resulting love/friendship heart warming resolution even better. Just another in a series of superbly written, witty and entertaining teen dramedies that should give 'Booksmart' a run for its money this year.