Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers is not just about college students heading to a sunny beach to let off some steam from the stress of class and finals.  It really shows how the youth of today can get caught up in their own boredom and inability to find out who they truly are until bad things happen to them.

The movie is broken up into what feels like 3 different acts. Each act ends when one or more of the main characters depart to go back home to the life they thought they hated.  What’s surprising about the movie is how little dialogue is actually in it.  Most of the movie is spent in montage sequences with repeated dialogue over it to drive home the message that “Spring Break” may not be the answer you were hoping for.

The highlight of the film is James Franco.  He’s believable as Alien, the girls thug in shiny, gold-plated mouth armor.  I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to laugh at his dialogue, but some of his lines were hilarious.  When he started singing “Everytime” by Britney Spears at his outdoor piano, well, I couldn’t help myself. 

Overall, the movie is worth watching, but make sure you know what you’re going to see. This isn’t your mom’s beach blanket bingo movie!