Warning: here be spoilers.
Taking into account the combined power of all the bright, loud, disconnected edits in Harmony Korine’s latest offering, I found plenty to hate about Spring Breakers. Then, of course, there’s the repeated dialogue snippets (if characters say it over and over again it’s got to be important – right?), the obnoxious soundtrack and the murky sexual politics.
I could forgive all these creative choices that give form to this dream-haze odyssey if it weren’t for one thing: I hate the story, too. Character motivations are completely non-sensical so there’s not even a solid narrative to hold onto. There had to be something I missed. So after a lot of thinking, I’ve decided the only way the film makes sense is if you accept this simple truth: Brit and Candy are demons sent from hell. Continue reading →
Love him or hate him, Harmony Korine’s films are at least conversation starters. This week we review his latest, Spring Breakers, alongside his 2007 Michael Jackson look-a-like movie, Mister Lonely and 2009 VHS nightmare Trash Humpers. Also reviewed: Spellbound, Evil Dead, Side By Side.
