Review by Marcie Gainer
Well, Harmony Korine is at again only this time he’s moved
from one cinematic extreme to another. In contrast to the brash, VHS filming of
TRASH HUMPERS, SPRING BREAKERS is a tour-de-force of vibrancy and hyper-stylized cinematography.
The dreamy narration and constant non-linear editing seems a throwback to his GUMMO days – only the raw grit and dirtiness
is replaced with saturated colors and beautiful people; both films being
equally repulsive and compelling.
Four college girls from a small Southern town, Faith (Selena
Gomez), Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens) and Cotty (Rachel Korine),
have dreams of going to Florida for spring break. Lack of cash forces Brit,
Candy and Cotty to rob a restaurant. Everything goes off without a hitch and
the four girls head to Florida. Gyrating, beer soaked, coked up bodies abound
and the girls find themselves having the time of their lives. That is, until
they get arrested for their excessive partying and drug use.
