The trailer: "Bikinis and big booties, ya'll… that's what life's about!' screams James Franco in the first trailer for Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers — and it looks like the film itself follows the same philosophy. (Watch the Spring Breakers trailer below.) The buzzy (and sure to be controversial) Spring Breakers, which is scheduled to hit theaters in March, follows four female college students — including Disney Channel alumni Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens — who commit a robbery in order to finance a wild spring break trip. It isn't long before they hook up with Alien (James Franco), a charismatic criminal, and get drawn further into the world of crime and deceit. As scandalous as Spring Breakers may sound to Disney Channel fans, the film is just as much a departure for director Harmony Korine, who made his name with grimy indie films like Kids, Gummo, and Julien Donkey-Boy. Does the hedonistic Spring Breakers look like a party worth attending, or should audiences steer clear?
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