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‘Spring Breakers’ is Breaking Out Some (Ex)-Disney Stars

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The new movie Spring Breakers, directed by Harmony Korine, has been stirring up a lot of buzz the past couple of months. The buzz can be largely attributed to the raunchy pictures and advertising of the four female stars, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine, with Gomez and Hudgens largely known for their work in Disney movies and television shows, Benson as a star in the popular television show Pretty Little Liars, and Korine, who is the wife of the writer and director. The movie entails the story of four college-aged girls who decide to rob a fast-food restaurant in order to pay for their spring break trip to Florida. The movie also an interesting addition of actor James Franco as a hustling gangster with cornrows, who breaks the girls out of prison and takes them under his wing and into the vast criminal world. As ridiculous of a plot as this sounds, the movie was actually selected to compete at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, and has received an overall “fresh” rating on the popular film review aggregator website.

Some critics have slammed the movie for its poor acting and odd plot, but others have embraced it, calling it “fun” and “extremely entertaining.” With the risqué collaboration of the four female characters and the edgy storyline, some say that the movie only attracts by the looks of the girls, and that if Gomez and Hudgens wanted to advance their movie career, they should not have picked such a revealing movie with a weak premise. Regardless, many critics thoroughly enjoyed the film. Sources:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dinagachman/2013/03/15/spring-breakers-girls-gone-wild-or-wise-career-move/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101441/

I myself, do not have much interest for seeing the film, even with the many positive reviews. However, I know many people will flock to see this due to its outright quirkiness. The movie will be released across the U.S. on March 22nd, 2013 and is rated R.

3 responses to “‘Spring Breakers’ is Breaking Out Some (Ex)-Disney Stars

  1. I watched this trailer with my girl friend last weekend and we decided we wanted to watch it just because of absurd and inappropriate it looked!

  2. I’ve recently heard about and seen the trailer for this movie, and after I watched it I couldn’t believe that it actually had previous Disney stars casted in it. I’m hoping younger kids don’t see this trailer and think they want to see it because they recognize the Disney stars in it! It looks like a truly ridiculous movie, but it looks amusing at the same time.

  3. cyrusallen ⋅

    I agree with you in that when I saw this I didn’t really have any desire to see it. But then I talked to some other guys about it and generally the idea was that “the only reason I would go is for the attractive girls in it” (and James Franco cuse he is awesome) but now that it is getting good reviews I may go see it.

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