DIRECTOR: Harmony Korine
STARS: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, James Franco
RATING: R
Since my first piece in Decider over five years ago, my bio has closed with the statement “Some day soon, everyone will realize how right he is about Spring Breakers.” The time is NOW. A24’s first cinematic sensation deserves to be the emblem of the company’s footprint on our culture. It’s a genuinely playful yet provocative film that isn’t afraid to both indulge and critique the ethos of a generation of young people who flock to catch the studio’s latest release. Harmony Korine’s elliptically edited millennial masterpiece manages to float in a liminal state between the drunken debauchery of the “spring break” mindset and delusional daydreams of America’s dark twisted fantasies. It’s still edgy, exciting, and energizing to watch Korine develop a language of his own to portray the youthful energy that has powered this brand for over a decade of excellence. SPRANG BREAK FOREVA!
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