The Beach Bum is an exhilarating journey sans vacation spot. Harmony Korine (Spring Breakers, Gummo) writes and directs a narrative detailing the lifetime of a poet extra fascinated with having enjoyable and residing freely than in specializing in his craft. 

We encounter Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) mumbling to himself in a drunken stupor whereas strolling down the boardwalk in Key West, Florida. Throughout the movie, we’re handled to many various adventures with Moondog, starting at his daughter’s (Stefania LaVie Owen) marriage ceremony the place he sees his spouse, Minnie (Isla Fisher), making out along with his good friend Lingerie (Snoop Dogg). Moondog then goes to a bar the place his spouse picks him up, and on their manner again dwelling, they concerned in a deadly automobile accident, killing Minnie. This tragic occasion units every part in movement for the remainder of the movie as Moondog can’t entry Minnie’s inheritance till he completes his subsequent anthology. Moondog then will get into hijinks along with his agent Lewis (Jonah Hill), Flicker (Zac Efron), Captain Wack (Martin Lawrence), and even Jimmy Buffett. 

Even after all of the enjoyable, nonsense, and debauchery, the story appears to lack achievement with Moondog missing arc. In his movies, Korine likes to drop the viewer right into a random a part of the world to observe attention-grabbing figures round throughout entertaining durations of their lives. This movie is not any completely different. Although it has satisfying and comedic moments, it actually doesn’t really feel like characters study a lot of something, and plainly Moondog has an odd affect on others that will not be constructive. This looks like the function that Matthew McConaughey was born to play, and he knocks it out of the park.  With such a various solid, every interplay is official and pure. 

Masterful cinematography is on show through the scenes main as much as the disastrous automobile accident, with pictures of Moondog and Minnie dancing on the boardwalk lower amongst pictures of them driving recklessly as nicely pictures of them from earlier scenes within the movie.  This portrays how their relationship may very well be equally loving and compassionate as harmful and poisonous.

The manner Korine tells his tales may very well be off-putting to some film goers as a result of it could really feel like a smattering of various scenes that the viewer should attempt to piece collectively. Being dropped in the midst of the lifetime of an attention-grabbing character doesn’t all the time imply you’ll latch on and perceive every part that is happening. But because it pertains to Moondog, it’s straightforward to really feel for him, a likeable and endearing character in a world inundated with alcoholism and rampant drug use. Moondog is relatable in making an attempt to “live the dream” in a method or one other whereas having no duty, doing what he needs, and having enjoyable.

The Beach Bum is a film so that you can flip your mind off and simply benefit from the journey. The movie has an all-star solid, nice cinematography, and real laughs.