Spring Breakers- What more does a college student look forward to to get away from all the stress of drinking and partying every weekend than going on spring break? A perpetual party where all problems are made and then solved because what happens on spring break stays on spring break, right?? Harmony Korine (a male, not female) directs the perfectly timed flick for this time of the year about two extreme worlds and how they can clash in the midst of a good time. Take the biggest party-going, rebellious, anti-studious, take-life-as-it-comes bimbo and multiply it by 10, then add 2 more of them and the result is the three desperate, fun-loving girls that gives this movie its namesake. Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine live the life that produces a good time no matter how much it costs because they have their own ways of cracking the system that eventually gets them locked in a cell. Along with them is the loyal, church-going friend, Faith (Selena Gomez) that doesn't necessarily condone her friends' criminal partying but, then again, who in college says No to the time of their life with all the consequences that follow? Lucky enough a local rapper and real life gangsta, Alien (James Franco), comes to the rescue and sweeps these damsels in distress off their feet and out of jail. Alien is decked out in charming tattoos and tasteful cornrow braids accented by a silver grill across his smile that would make any girl weak at the knees. Now that he is flanked by four pretty girls perfect for the plans he has in store and this package deal includes these co-eds being given the party they came searching for.
James Franco seems to lose himself in a role we really have not seen him take on before and his Kevin Federline-esque tactics steal the show and make you forget this was the same guy who once hosted the Academy Awards. The drama that comes with this indy-feeling is dark (despite the constant neon lighting) and truly adds to it's appalling, explicit nature Harmony Korine has been known for. This movie may not seem for the weak of the mind or heart but could serve as a good wake-up call to those scholars looking to party on. Grade: 6.9/10
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