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Spring Breakers

2012 Directed by Harmony Korine

A little sun can bring out your dark side.

After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.

Vanessa Hudgens Selena Gomez Ashley Benson Rachel Korine James Franco Gucci Mane Heather Morris Ash Lendzion Emma Holzer Lee Irby Jeff Jarrett Russell Curry Sidney Sewell Thurman Sewell

Alternative Titles

春假, Spring Breakers - Garotas Perigosas, Spring Breakers: viviendo al límite, Купонджийки, Metsik koolivaheaeg, Spring Breakers: Proljetno ludilo, Spring Breakers - Csajok szabadon, Spring Breakers - Una vacanza da sballo, 스프링 브레이커스

drama crime

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Review by Grooveman ★★★★★ 32

"This is the fuckin' American dream. This is my fuckin' dream, y'all! All this sheeyit! Look at my sheeyit! I got... I got SHORTS! Every fuckin' color. I got designer T-shirts! I got gold bullets. Motherfuckin' VAM-pires. I got Scarface. On repeat. SCARFACE ON REPEAT. Constant, y'all! I got Escape! Calvin Klein Escape! Mix it up with Calvin Klein Be. Smell nice? I SMELL NICE! That ain't a fuckin' bed; that's a fuckin' art piece. My fuckin' spaceship! U.S.S. Enterprise on this shit. I go to different planets on this motherfucker! Me and my fuckin' Franklins here, we take off. TAKE OFF! Look at my shit. Look at my shit! I got my blue Kool-Aid. I got my fuckin' NUN-CHUCKS.…
Review by davidehrlich ★★★★½ 7

"y'all are my motherfucking soulmates."

like a Ke$ha video directed by Terrence Malick (*Do* The Wonder?), a dubstep belly shot of the american nightmare. Forever.

although, re the too-obvious Ke$ha reference above, Pussy Riot would also fit the bill (the Brony-baiting masks certainly raise that flag). first viewing was dominated by concerns with capitalism and carnal myopia, but i suspect that future visits will focus more on power dynamics and holy shit ashley benson.

also, there's a show-stopping sequence at the film's mid-point that involves a piano and an unexpected pop song and... cinema forreeverrrrr
Review by Adam Cook ★★★★ 67

Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers is a neon haze of warped wish fulfillment and debauchery as four college girls live the modern American Dream during one long hedonistic nightmare known as spring break. The annual spring break has become something of a rites of passage for America’s youth, glamorised and immortalised by film and MTV. Korine’s latest, and arguably most accessible film in years, embraces the iconography of the yearly pilgrimage whilst lightly satirising the vapidity of American youth and their distorted values.

The film follows four college friends as they rob a Chicken Shack with water pistols in order to pay for their spring break trip to Florida. The BFF soak up sun, drink and drugs as the days and…
Review by Larry ★★★★½ 26

A beach party in the vein of Enter the Void. A mansion that glows pink like the neon letters in Drive. An hour and thirty minute party montage that oozes neon liquid and blares broken sound. A transcendent audiovisual trip into the depths of the American youth.

Its Spring Break.

Bitch.

Compulsive trash humper and arthouse demigod Harmony Korine has somehow created one of the most visually and viscerally intense films of this generation. Uh huh. The film about Disney stars in bikinis is one of the most abrasive and colorful trips in recent cinematic history. Yes, youre reading that right. Spring Breakers is in your face and gets deep under your sunburt crispy skin; an abusive and addicting picture…
Review by DirkH ★★★★ 39

I'll be honest. The first time I saw this I hated it immensely. But I was also oddly intrigued. When I watched this it was in a theatre during a sneak preview and after about fifteen minutes the first people started to walk out. After about half an hour, about half the audience had left. Those that remained were noisy, disinterested and annoyed, venting their frustration on the film.

In retrospect, this rubbed off on me and I guess I associated the experience with the film. But still those luring neon lights kept begging me to give it another watch. And when a mate of mine invited me to come over and watch what he called 'this generation's defining film',…
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★★ 11

Possibly the best filmic social commentary I've ever seen.
And for those of you who hate it, so be it. That's film.
Some people connect with certain movies,
And some people don't.
I love satire, almost all satire,
But I must admit...
I think that I adore this film even more than Dr. Strangelove.
I think that it's even MORE brilliant. And that's saying a lot.

Then again,
I like putting Korine's name up there next to Kubrick's... ;)

cuz iM c0ntr0v33r$i@L azz fuuckk h0Mi33... #SB43V3R

Recent reviews

Review by Sarah Low ★★★★★

when I realized the aspect ratio changed 🤯
them ignoring the lecture on civil rights 🤯🤯
friendship is magic 🤯🤯🤯
Review by jared ★★★½

every character in this film called me a faggot in the hallway of my highschool while I was standing right there
Review by sam ★½

best part of the movie was when selena gomez left and never appeared again
Review by jack ★★★

sPrINg bREaK foReVEr BiTcHES
Review by Rykkar Jackson ★★½ 1

Upon further investigation and deep inner turmoil I have decided to rethink my original 1/2 star rating and add an extra 2 stars based purely on the cinematography
Review by Juhackk ★★

I'm sorry Edgar Wright, but I just did not like this one. I was so fucking annoyed watching this and I cant even pinpoint why. I only liked James Franco and he doesn't even come around until 40 minutes in. The film truly is beautiful, though. I cannot deny that. But, fuck me if I didn't wanna just kill every girl watching this. Hopefully I enjoy The Beach Bum more.
Review by Tyler Tawney ★★★

It's something. I don't know if it counts as good though
Review by josie ★★★★★

fucking amazed at the directing in this movie

also i love the versatility in james franco’s acting i’m just blown away
Review by JarJarJacobs ★★★

Harmony Korine makes a really profound statement about the absurdity of the American Dream; all while showcasing his signature style and ability to churn out incredible performances.

But for all the tits, blood, drugs and guns; this movie is just really hard to love. It often feels mean-spirited and exploitative, just like it’s characyers.

That said, I still can’t deny that’s Korine has an incredible flair behind the camera, and Franco in particular gives perhaps the performance of his career.