Spring Breakers (2013, dir. Harmony Korine) ***/****

"Spring Breakers" is a teenage boy's wet-dream of a movie.  I don't remember a movie where you see so many gyrating asses, flopping bare breasts, and grinding female co-eds.  There is a lot of bad behaviour in this movie, no bong is left unhit, line left unsniffed, and alcoholic beverage left unchugged.

   James Franco's performance is the highlight of this film.  His "Alien" is an unforgettable character and Franco's performance says a lot in critique of the American Dream. 

   The female leads, with the exception of Selena Gomez, are underdeveloped and completely interchangeable.  In fact it is difficult to distinguish them from one another.
  Gomez's "Faith" is a slightly more complex and sympathetic character than the other girls - she is seen attending prayer meetings before the vacation and she is vulnerable and questioning of her predicament.
  This is a quirky, eccentric movie with likeable performances.  It is, as it turns out, quite violent and the gangster personality of the Franco character shines through in the end.