Movie Watching Update & Spring Breakers review

So far this year, I have seen 23 movies which have been released in 2013. 13 movies which were released in 2012, 4 movies released in other years (1 for the first time), and also watched 6 entire seasons of various TV shows and watched portions of 5 other seasons of TV shows.
I have decided that I am going to start doing quick reviews 2 or 3 at a time, of the movies I have watched so that my list at the end of the year will not be too surprising to those who read my blog.
And, as the Joker said, “Here we go….”


Spring Breakers

Yes, I did go see this film. It is written and Directed by Harmony Korine and follows the escapades of 4 college girls who save up to go to Florida for Spring Break. When they pool their money together the night before they are getting ready to leave, they realize that they are woefully short of the amount needed, so they do what any young group of girls wuld do.
They rob a restaraunt.
They ditch the car (stolen from a professor) and head down to Florida on a bus, ready to party. And party they do. Some get involved in drugs, drinking, sex, and shoplifting. The good girl of the group, Faith (played by Selena Gomez) goes along and witnesses most of the shenanigans, but does not get too involved.
Until one of the parties gets busted by the cops and, since there is underage drinking and drugs at the party, everyone is taken to jail.
The foursome is bailed out by a drugdealer named Alien (played by james Franco) who wants them to help him with some of his nefarious dealings. They go back to his place and, since sher has been scared straight by the jail sentence, Faith decides to high tail it home before things get too far out of control. So, Gomez leaves the picture about 1/2 way through.
The rest of the film shows the other 3 being seduced into the darker world and life led by Franco and where those choices lead.
I have to admit that I really liked the last 5 minutes of the film, but the lead up to get there was not worth it. The camera is "shaky cam", the girls have the exact same personality and dont differentiate themselves enough either by script or acting (except for Gomez) so there are times when it is difficult to know who is doing what to whom. There is not much plot to be discussed, except for the last 20 minutes, and, while I was never outright bored, I wasnt too enthralled with the proceedings either.
Harmony Korine is a filmmaker who makes slimy films about slmiy people in slimy situations. There is abundant nudity, drinking, and drugs in this film and with the directorial style, it seems to wallow in the excesses and the film doesnt give us much reason to care about what happens to any of the characters.
Again, while the last few minutes were generally exciting, and Selena Gomez breaks out of the pack with her performance, there is not much to like about this film. The ending is good, but the journey to get there is not worth it.

Film rating- 2
Movie rating- 2