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& Future Cult Favorite
"with a slow-motion opening sequence of topless co-eds drinking beer bongs on the beach that could be lifted straight from a “Girls Gone Wild” tape or a sleazy music video, albeit one with high production values."
well... 
"Lone brunette Faith is more straight-laced, and nominally Christian, while the others have more fearsome, hard-partying reputations."
At first, I was against the idea of her playing the good girl, but at least she stands apart from the three. Gives her more opportunities to portray her acting because she'll have convictions when doing something bad or straying from her religion.
" Korine nudges towards saying things about the American dream, materialism, and the need to escape as you break out into your his teens, but never really lets anything of substance emerge."
Shame  That's what I was expecting tbh. Esp, with Selena's speech in that clip. More substance could have come with that point/theme
"Those looking for something as genuinely shocking as his other work should go elsewhere – there are moments that’ll grab TMZ headlines (coke, some nudity mostly from Mrs. Korine, a “Wild Things” style swimming pool threesome), but nothing truly dangerous."
I was expecting it to be wild but 
"Gomez has the best-defined role, but probably the least screen time, while Hudgens and Benson are charismatic, but essentially joined at the hip in the film."
Let me bold this again
"But really, it’s Franco’s film. He doesn’t appear in any substance until nearly halfway through, but his Florida Fagin is enormously entertaining.We’ve grown increasingly tired of Franco’s self-regarding art projects of late, but this served as a much-needed reminder of how much fun he can be on screen."
Get it, Franco.
"We mentioned “Drive” earlier, and in many ways this feels like the 2012 equivalent of last year’s crime cult picture (though certainly not as good), and not just because of the neon-lit cityscapes and Cliff Martinez score – it’s ultimately a fairly thin, pulpy crime tale, given more substance than it should have on paper thanks to some excellent filmmaking"
@ that last bold though.
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I wish Selena was in it. Best of the girls? WERK 
