This film is so bad that i'll just list it's main faults and we'll see how it goes from there: the plot is boring and completely empty, the characters are completely undeveloped (literally) except from about 2, James Franco's character is completely hate-able and annoying to the point that you rejoice when he dies, all other characters have absolutely no likable qualities, the notorious "raunchy sex scenes" aren't nearly as raunchy as they have been hyped up to be, almost 90% of plot exposition is revealed through either flashbacks, montages or voice-overs during both, all that James Franco says in the movie is either "y'all" or "look at all my sh*t!" (literally, he repeats those phrases over and over again), James Franco talks about himself and himself only and how gangsta he is in every scene, James Franco took the role in this piece of cr*p after great films like 127 Hours and even Pineapple Express, Selena Gomez is the only great character and man....oh man do these characters say the title of the movie......a lot. It's as if they director didn't feel a scene was really hitting home unless someone shouts "Spring Break b**ch!!".
So, now we're past that, you might have notices that I mentioned James Franco more than anything else. That's because he is the worst thing about this movie. He is more annoying than Jar Jar Binks and more hate-able than Alan from The Hangover. Seriously, you will rejoice when he kicks the bucket. All he does in the film is talk about himself and how gangsta he is. If you wanna see the most obnoxious James Franco ever put on screen, this movie is for you. I'm not saying his character isn't important to the plot, but after his contribution is made, you wouldn't miss him if he wasn't there. The only 2 strong points of this movie are the camera-work and Selena Gomez. The film is surprisingly well shot and I know she's something of a Disney channel reject, but man can she carry a film when she wants to. This is probably due to the fact that she is the only likable and developed character in the film, but she leaves over half way through. I didn't wanna watch the film after she left, but committed to seeing it through to the end. All in all, this movie is a steaming dump straight to you from Harmony Korine, wrapped up in pretentiousness and garnished with a heavy dose of awkward. The film is clearly trying to put a pretentious "art-house" spin on the typical summer/party movie, which in this case fails miserably. I would go so far as to say that Spring Breakers could possibly be one of the worst films of all time.
So, now we're past that, you might have notices that I mentioned James Franco more than anything else. That's because he is the worst thing about this movie. He is more annoying than Jar Jar Binks and more hate-able than Alan from The Hangover. Seriously, you will rejoice when he kicks the bucket. All he does in the film is talk about himself and how gangsta he is. If you wanna see the most obnoxious James Franco ever put on screen, this movie is for you. I'm not saying his character isn't important to the plot, but after his contribution is made, you wouldn't miss him if he wasn't there. The only 2 strong points of this movie are the camera-work and Selena Gomez. The film is surprisingly well shot and I know she's something of a Disney channel reject, but man can she carry a film when she wants to. This is probably due to the fact that she is the only likable and developed character in the film, but she leaves over half way through. I didn't wanna watch the film after she left, but committed to seeing it through to the end. All in all, this movie is a steaming dump straight to you from Harmony Korine, wrapped up in pretentiousness and garnished with a heavy dose of awkward. The film is clearly trying to put a pretentious "art-house" spin on the typical summer/party movie, which in this case fails miserably. I would go so far as to say that Spring Breakers could possibly be one of the worst films of all time.