David Weaver from Examiner writes: irector Harmony Korine's new escapist film "Spring Breakers" is like a hypnotic fever dream featuring drugs, alcohol and violent crime sprees where the participants just so happen to be a close-nit group of girlfriends whose wardrobe only consists of two piece string bikinis, ski masks and fully automatic weapons. While the ads and early press for the film seems to depict it as this girl power gone extreme adventure that is unapologetically exploitative of its four female stars, the film has a surprising amount of depth under it's hood. Featuring strong performances from all four of its female protagonists and a mesmerizing turn by James Franco as their guide into the criminal underworld of Florida, this is one spring break vacation that is easy to get lost in but a little difficult to recommend.
Last year director Harmony Korine’s indie film Spring Breakers made its way to theaters and now it appears that the film made enough money to warrant a sequel. Wild Bunch has announced that Spring Breakers: The Second Coming is set to hit theaters sometime in the near future.
I doubt the "stars" in it stay, and I doubt it stays as a theater release. If it does, it will be limited. This will most likely become a direct to DVD film.
"Just from the opening scene of Spring Breakers, I had this feeling that I would be watching a over sexualized teen-college film. I wasn't entirely wrong. While the movie had some redeeming quality and acting moments, the story wasn't substantial enough for me to take seriously. If I have to give this movie anything, it had some really visually stunning colors and of course plenty of eye candy to go around."-Matvb
A little late but here we are: my favorite films so far this year. Let me note these are not the best films of the year so far, but my favorite, films I personally enjoyed the most.
