Spring Breakers

An unusual premise for a movie: make your story about some very unlikeable characters, then make them even more unlikeable, then put them in perhaps the most hateful setting our society has to offer--Florida during THAT time of year--and then make them even worse still. I'm not sure I get it. On the other hand, I must admit that this is a highly skilled presentation; there's art going on here, almost to a fault (director Harmony Korine's flair for visuals and oddly syncopated storytelling sometimes gets in the viewer's way), and that fact does redeem, to some extent, what would otherwise be an ugly and pointless exercise. Ultimately, I'm not sure what end this movie serves, or if I really get it, or if there's even something to get. You're on your own here, I guess.