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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Far from a classic, but a must for Bangles fans, 7 October 2001

Author: Hessian499 from Pittsburgh, PA

The Allnighter is mostly a vehicle for Bangle Susanna Hoffs and she does a good job with it. Hoffs in fact saves this movie, as you get the feeling if she wasn't in it the movie would be pretty hopeless and completely forgotten by now.

Somewhat derivative of many mid-to-late 1980s teen and college comedies, the plot really isn't much new, though it is fun to see the 80s fashion and hear music from that era again. Despite the weak plot, it will remind you of a time before you had to go out into the "real" world, and you can recall many of the desires and hopes put forth.

Hoffs rarely talks about this film in interviews, and critics have not been very kind to it over the years. While not up to the level of films of the same era made by people like John Hughes, The Allnighter is worth a look once, more if you like and/or remember the Bangles.

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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Girls Night Out!!!, 10 April 2000

Author: jlp937 from United States

In the Allnighter, Molly, Gina, and Val are in for one last night together before they graduate from Pacifica College and go their own directions. Each one is faced with issues that makes them re-evaluate their lives before they head off into the real world. Along the way with a great supporting cast of CJ and Killer, the girls find out just what is in store for them. A great soundtrack, too bad it is not available. I promise you that when you watch this you will be taken back to a time in your life before you really knew what life was actually like.

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Not very good, but watchable for Susanna alone, 24 May 2001
Author: TC Raymond from England

As a big fan of the Bangles, I couldn't wait to see this movie, in which that supersweet all-female band's lead singer takes a starring role. I was horribly disappointed. There isn't one likeable, or even sympathetic character in the whole thing, the humour is moronic, the production values below-par and the plot nonsensical. Right away, all credibility is blown when Susanna's character says she hasn't had one significant romance during her whole time at college. WHAT? Is the place full of blind guys or something?! The best scene is when she dances in her underwear, but that only accounts for something like 1.30m of an overlong movie...is it worth the trouble when you could just dig out the Bangles' Greatest Videos again? Susanna can clearly act, but she deserved a better vehicle than this mess.

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5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
And you thought your dorm was a blast!, 18 August 1999

Author: B.Pico from Massachusetts

Very funny comedy involving the last days of college for 3 girls and a videocamera.They go through romantic mis-adventures and two of them even get arrested.The script is funny and contains some great one-liners."This is a mistake,who do we speak to about mistakes?" [Thats a quote from Joan Cusack who the funniest person in it.

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Lame 1980s Beach Party Film, 27 August 2002

Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

This film stars Susanna Hoffs (of Bangles fame) and focuses mainly on her desire to have a great romance(well in actuality, it's more her desire to get laid).

This also gives us a glimpse into the lives of a group of college kids leading up to their graduation. Of course they get involved in the usual predicted teenage crisis, the importance of which seems greatly magnified to those involved. Sometimes the dialog proves hilariously awful in this silly mess of a film. Pam Grier, who is much too talented to be appearing in this forgettable teenage comedy romp, makes a short appearance as a lady officer. For a real Beach party film, one must look instead to the 1950s and the 1960s. Watch Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello instead.

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8 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
Bad Acting, Bad Script, Bad Film, 4 November 2003

Author: Meredith-7 from Melbourne, Australia

I was interested to see Susannah Hoffs in an acting role, however, it was made abundantly clear early in the film that she could not act, but then neither could most of the "performers" in this film. This is the worst of it's kind, the characters are dull & one dimensional, the sub-plots are ridiculous & worst of all it's just not entertaining. It's so bad that it is bad (and could never be good/bad), the filmmakers made it hard to care for the characters early in the film & you will be begging for them to disappear into oblivion by the end of this poor excuse at "grad humour". Stay Away!

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
funny, relaxing movie, 15 February 2005

Author: natascha-lully from Belgium

Okay, this might not be an award winning movie but it's sure worth watching! Love the scenery, the eighties style and the obligated happy ending of course! Sometimes it even made me wish I was there! A prep school in a tropical location, lots of pretty people, fun beach parties and lots of cocktails. And hey, mustn't it be wonderful to have a student house at the beach? Susanna did not act that bad and Joan Cusack is her own funny self of course! I saw this movie when I was a teenager, about 15 years ago and loved every second of it, even watched it more than once! Maybe you don't need any brains to understand this movie but must life always be so serious? It most certainly is NOT boring, just watch it with a big bag of popcorn and have fun!

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
A Sub-Par Comedy Starring Susanna Hoffs, 10 September 2003
Author: Dave Kaminskas (Cyber256702000@yahoo.com) from Royal Oak, MI

It is the night before college graduation and Molly, Gina, and Val want to make it one that they will never forget. Whether it is going to the Fiesta with surfer buds C.J. and Killer or partying with an old rock guitarist that went to their school, they plan on doing it all. Unfortunately, Susanna Hoffs feature film debut will make you wish that they did something even more memorable, because you will forget it an hour after watching it. It is a comedy, but unfortunately it suffers the flaw of not being funny. You might smile once or twice, but I doubt you will even chuckle at any of these misadventures. The film is basically just a dull, overlong, snoozefest. The acting is alright, not really good, but nothing terrible. The soundtrack is decent as well. Unless you are a fan of Susanna Hoffs, leave this one alone. * out of ****

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Totally 80s, 30 March 2001
Author: sab67d from MO, U.S.A.

I thought this movie was great. It is your typical 80s flick, and being a child from the 80s I loved it. Susanna Hoffs shows us she cannot only sing but act. And where do they get the cute guys. I just wish it was longer or had a sequel.

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Terrible, 11 January 2007

Author: lizzieloo21 from Ithaca, NY

Oh, come on...I don't mean to be offensive, but this film was absolutely painful to watch. Susanna Hoffs, an attractive and engaging singer, is not engaging (although she is quite attractive) in this role. She seems to have lost the sparkle she could convey through her music. No wonder she doesn't talk about it in interviews.

Yes, this film was aimed for my age group at the time, but there have been other films aimed toward the younger set that are intelligent, sexy, and fun at the same...not mindless and silly as this one was. Try "One Crazy Summer," "Say Anything," or anything directed by John Hughes at the time.

Sorry, fans. I can't find one redeeming quality about this film. If I were a director, I'd find something better to cast my daughter in.

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