Hannah Marks

Liana Liberato

Dylan Sprouse

Luke Spencer Roberts

Meagan Kimberly Smith

Haley Ramm

Jessica Hecht

Addison Riecke

Jacob Batalon

Carter Gill

Travis Przybylski

Ben Konigsberg

Brandon Marino

Steve Little

Ryan Byrne

Mario Marquez

Jacob Greenfeld

Paul Spitale

Jody Lambert

Xan Aranda

Jeremy Garelick

Mickey Liddell

Eddie Micallef

Annie Hart

Rowan Riley

Almitra Corey

Will Phelps

Amey René

Sam Slater

Glen Trotiner

Joey Power

Bryan Wolcik

Madison Steigerwald

Christina Samuels

Ryan Bennett

Michael Glassman

Mona May

Jayme Sager

Benjamin Kasulke

Darin Moran

Brendan Walsh

Pamela Jones

Betty Austin

Comedy

Banana Split

American High

Burn Later Productions

United States of America

Kamurai

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.

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Banana Split | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment