The Beach Bum

Name: The Beach Bum
Genre: Comedy
Released: March 29, 2019
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Clinton Archambault, David Bennett, Donovan St V. Williams, Isla Fisher, Jerry Ascione

2019

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Neon | Release Date: March 29, 2019 | R

Starring: Clinton Archambault, David Bennett, Donovan St V. Williams, Isla Fisher, Jerry Ascione, Jimmy Buffett, Jonah Hill, Joshua Rosen, Martin Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Stefania Owen, Zac Efron

Summary: The Beach Bum follows the misadventures of Moondog (Matthew McConaughey), a rebellious rogue who always lives life by his own rules.

Director: Harmony Korine

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 95 min

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Dan Gentile

Mar 27, 2019

There’s a moment in The Beach Bum when aging wastrel Moondog smokes a joint in a hammock, surrounded by naked women, with two hands on a bongo drum and a mouthful of gibberish poetry. That moment lasts 95 minutes, and it is glorious. Read full review

David Fear

Mar 28, 2019

Somehow, The Beach Bum is even nuttier, less logical, more visually beautiful and down-in-the-gutter uglier than the film you just imagined from that description. Read full review

David Sims

Mar 28, 2019

The most shocking thing about the film is its unabashed cheerfulness. For all Korine’s trademark provocation, The Beach Bum somehow manages to be an upbeat, triumphant tale of creativity and free-spiritedness. Read full review

Simran Hans

Nov 5, 2019

It’s not unfunny watching McConaughey smoke a joint from between Isla Fisher’s toes, but some viewers may find themselves less enamoured of Moondog than the film is. Read full review

Jim Slotek

Mar 27, 2019

Though Korine (Spring Breakers) doesn’t figure out how to make his protagonist breathe (at least smokelessly), he does do a commendable job of making the Florida Keys come alive with sunshine, pastel colours and partying. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Mar 28, 2019

It isn't good and it isn't bad – it is, to borrow a fitting adjective, "all right." But the film might as well be called “Matthew McConaughey: The Movie,” as it casts McConaughey in a role seemingly tailor-made for his famous style and yet, like the actor himself, also upends those same expectations. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Mar 22, 2019

Meet Moondog — a movie character you’ll want to punch in the face. Read full review

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greatoneiw

Mar 31, 2019

Beach bum is really the most spiritual movie that I've seen, it shows the meaningless of it all and a person who is 100% awake and had already let go of the ego self. this masterpiece won't get much rates and views because of course, the mass population are busy with superheroes in 2019 butBeach bum is really the most spiritual movie that I've seen, it shows the meaningless of it all and a person who is 100% awake and had already let go of the ego self. this masterpiece won't get much rates and views because of course, the mass population are busy with superheroes in 2019 but the movie is just as deep as it can be.… Expand

5 of 9 users found this helpful54

levistring

Mar 29, 2019

Beach Bum had some really funny moments. It's has some sharp commentary and a great cast.

1 of 7 users found this helpful16

PunksNotDead200

Mar 31, 2019

That was awesome experience. The film has a lot of funny moments and Matthew McConaughey acting is fantastic. I recommend this film with clean soul to everybody.

2 of 6 users found this helpful24

JLuis_001

Apr 23, 2019

An uninhibited and fearless performance by Matthew McConaughey in a film that most of the time goes nowhere.

And it's not only based on the inability of the film to achieve more than getting lost in its own conformity with a story so thin and fragile. It's also because it feels dumb.An uninhibited and fearless performance by Matthew McConaughey in a film that most of the time goes nowhere.

And it's not only based on the inability of the film to achieve more than getting lost in its own conformity with a story so thin and fragile. It's also because it feels dumb.

Harmony Korine usually receives much more credit than he deserves.… Expand

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Compi24

Apr 2, 2019

In many ways, "The Beach Bum" acts as a perfect distillation of Harmony Korine's cinematic sensibilities, whilst still adhering to a mainstream standard of identity. The plot is as thin as can be, the morality in play is suspect as all Hell, and the thematics are definitely present, but justIn many ways, "The Beach Bum" acts as a perfect distillation of Harmony Korine's cinematic sensibilities, whilst still adhering to a mainstream standard of identity. The plot is as thin as can be, the morality in play is suspect as all Hell, and the thematics are definitely present, but just vague and murky enough to stump even the most astute filmgoers. It's a rough watch, but to be sure, I'm certain that's exactly what Harmony Korine intended it to be. However, that's not to say that any or all of these things add up to a final product that's interesting, amusing, or even good. In fact, the final product feels largely plotless, with any sense of a narrative throughline feeling more like a late addition than an intentional story. The characters are depraved and unlikable. The jokes range from minutely amusing to downright offensive. It's not a good movie. But is that the point? Who knows? As it stands right now, though, I hope the above score is exactly the one that Harmony Korine wants.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Arnold_Ziffel

Jun 20, 2019

Vapid, decadent, and only marginally funny. An alcoholic's fantasy, with no downside or consequences.

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

Parzival-Zee

Jun 18, 2020

I watched 15 min in.....that’s all I needed to see to know it wasn’t worth it.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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