Monday, August 07, 2023
Banana Split
Boyfriend/girlfriend & girlfriend/girlfriend relationships are explored in this romantic comedy. High school seniors, April & Nick, have been dating for 2 years, but now are applying to colleges on opposite coasts. They mutually agreed to breakup because a long distance relationship wasn’t going to work for them. During the summer before college, April discovers Nick has a new girlfriend, Clara. At a party, April & Clara awkwardly meet. Both are naturally curious about each other. The more they talk, they more they discover that they have in common & start to become best friends. They decide Nick must never know so they set up rules. Of course, their secret is eventually exposed & jealousy tears them all apart. Which relationship, if any, will win out? This is an hilarious comedy featuring frank teenage girl talk, a cool single mom, à precocious younger sister, & a guy’s buddy caught in the middle. It’s a fun film with a great cast adding to the humor of the situation.
Alien gives it 3½ “sharing their dessert” stars out of 4.
