Writer/director Harmony Korine - the now-grown enfant terrible who broke out writing the screenplay for the 1995 classic Kids - delivers the ultimate Matthew McConaughey vehicle, a laconically hedonistic party movie in which the
Spring Breakers director hits peak Matthew McConaughey in wild new film Beach Bum
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If this seems like the kind of movie in which Margaritaville singer Jimmy Buffett will show up as himself and write a song about Moondog with Snoop, that's because he does, and they do.
Not shallow, but not exactly deep either, The Beach Bum feels like one long, pleasant music video. In the best possible sense.
Director: Harmony Korine
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Martin Lawrence, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill
Running time: 96 mins
Rating: R16
Verdict: Matthew McConaughey achieves peak Matthew McConaughey
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