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Gomez and Seeley have plenty of sparkle and Lynch, Perkins and Isabelle provide a decent level of pantomime humour.

Jarmusch usually manages to invest his films with a quirky sense of humour, but here the lines fall decidedly flat.

Audiard has assembled a remarkable team of actors

The film is a bit of a mixed up mess of slapstick, quickfire jokes and sub-teen romantic comedy with musical and dance numbers.

The plot flies in and out of lunacy at gasp speed

A one-gag concept lasts as long as a werewolf's belch

This coy, chaste and overwhelmingly pink and fluffy story aims to bring sugary wish-fulfillment to pre-teens - all wrapped up in middle American packaging that's so conservative, even the most maiden of aunts might long for something

Throughout, it’s uncomfortable viewing due to the sheer awkwardness of the subject matter.

While there is much to admire about Spring Breakers in terms of visual aesthetic and directorial style, those aspects are undermined by a run of the mill narrative not nearly as subversive as it appears to want to be.