Spring Breakers Review

Promoted as a movie about partying college students on spring break, Spring Breakers is definitely not all that was promised. But that's a good thing. The movie directed by Harmony Korine follows a group of four college girls trying to make their way to spring break. Much to the movie-goers surprise, the girls take it upon themselves to gather all the money they need for the trip by robbing a local food spot using face masks, fake guns, and a hammer. Getting the necessary funds, the girls head to St. Pete. Queue the bikini-clad girls, partying harder than you would expect. A drug raid after what seems like more than a week of partying lands the girls in jail. A local rapper by the name of Alien, bails the girls out of jail in hopes to get to know them on a more personal level. Although originally saying she "has found herself" during the escapades, the religious (or most religious of the bunch. Can you say bong hits for Jesus?) Faith puts herself on a bus home after expressing her discomfort at getting to know Alien and his crew. And then there were three. After hearing about how they robbed the fast-food joint, Alien takes on the remainder of the girls as helpers for his business. He supplies them with pink face masks with unicorns on them, shot guns, and countless neon bikinis to rob other spring breakers. Consequences finally catch up to Alien and the girls when another local gangster, Archie, approaches them for "stealing his business". One of the girls, Cotty, is shot in the arm and sends herself home. The remaining two girls, Britt and Candy, seek revenge for their friend and comprise a plan to shoot up Archie at his mansion. When they arrive, Alien is immediately shot down, yet somehow Britt and Candy manage to shoot everyone, including Archie. The movie closes with Britt and Candy driving down the highway in Archie's orange Lamborghini.

Korine isn't trying to say that this is the typical spring break trip. In fact, he's almost making fun of those who thought it was that kind of movie. Juxtaposing actions that would be associated with the toughest of gang-bangers with beautiful neon color schemes in every single shot, Korine is giving you a hyper-realistic view of what most college age kids would think is the perfect spring break. Most action scenes are watched with little to no sound, heightening how chaotic it would be if spring break were to be that way. As one of the most visually beautiful and stimulating movies I have ever watched, Spring Breakers definitely did not disappoint.