An incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.An incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.An incredibly bright, but socially awkward teenage girl decides to take her virginity into her own hands.
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Allison Powell wears a lot of hats in this her first feature length movie - writer, director, STAR, and by the resulting fun had by all seems to handle everything with ease. Not the genre I would normally gravitate to, but this rom com kept my interest start to finish with good performances and more depth than I had expected. Thumbs up!
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When the edgiest thing about your teen sex comedy is the title, the best you can offer in praise is "that's a nice first effort."
December 16, 2020.
When the edgiest thing about your teen sex comedy is the title, the best you can offer in praise is "that's a nice first effort."
December 16, 2020.
Allison Powell performs a triple threat here, writing/directing and acting playing the lead as the socially awkward but highly intelligent teen Lanie, who is about to explore the brave new world of sexual teen awakening. Unlike the typical teen comedies where everything is played strictly for laughs. Banging Lanie is much more honest and realistic than perhaps the title suggests and the underlying authenticity is what separates it from the pack providing a much richer story that is well worth anyones time. Great film.
This movie doesn't have that much dept, but it does write in quite a few smaller twists with them, giving true depth to the superficial lead which still feels superficial as the dark isn't that dark and the light isn't really that light. What it does hit is that feel good tone that "itll be allright".
The cinematography is decent enough, sound and music ok, the cast is well above anticipated even though the dialogue is stiff it leans into it which adds to the movie rather than detract. It's very ungraphical for the subject and more in respects to the inner hesitations about maturing. For a low budget movie this is high production values and possibly perfect for girls growing up to feel normal as they do so.
Note, this is in no way an educational movie about the more graphical parts of sex or having an active sexlife but the emotions for a akward, high achieving girl deciding to have sex. Possibly slightly on the autistic spectrum.
I'm not a big rom-com sort of guy but... I have to say. I really enjoyed this film, a lot!! I loved the female lead actress. She was so good! It was refreshing to get a female viewpoint in managing sexuality. I liked the story and the director did a terrific job in telling the story along with maintaining a good pace. I never found myself drifting off or wanting to get a snack in the kitchen. So a thumbs up from me on the one.
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- Trivia'Banging Lanie' was shot entirely on location in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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- 1h 16m(76 min)
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