Synopsis
An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.
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Cast
- Matthew McConaugheyMoondog
- Snoop DoggLingerie
- Isla FisherMinnie
- Jimmy BuffettHimself
- Zac EfronFlicker
- Martin LawrenceCaptain Wack
- Stefania LaVie OwenHeather
- Jonah HillLewis
- Donovan St V. WilliamsRasta
- David BennettHomeless Phil
Recommendations
- 83
The Playlist
The hedonism on display is very much of a piece with “Trash Humpers” and “Spring Breakers,” but in a surprising change of pace for Korine, the film is more at ease with itself, and more emotional than either of those two provocative efforts. - 80
The Guardian
Joyous, outrageous and slyly mournful. - 75
RogerEbert.com
Korine’s visual gifts are on full display, capturing both the opulence of Florida and its scuzzy side in a way that finds beauty in both. - 67
IndieWire
[McConaughey]’s so entertaining, in fact, that it takes nearly the entirety of “The Beach Bum” to fully absorb how little else there is to the film once the initial high of basking in Moondog’s perma-stoned glory wears off. - 67
The Film Stage
The Beach Bum is a skillfully crafted and often hilariously entertaining, but like an evening with Moondog, it might leave you with a hangover. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Bu I, admittedly, had a hard time getting on its woozy wavelength. But The Beach Bum is a work of undeniable commitment and craft — a gonzo picaresque, soaked with booze and filled with gyrating, jiggling flesh, that will play well to the not-negligible segment of the population where cannabis lovers and cinephiles overlap. - 60
Film Threat
The Beach Bum is not a terrible movie. The directing is competent, the score is excellent, and the cast is game and hilarious. However, considering who was at the helm, it is not focused enough and winds up with nothing to say. - 50
Screen Daily
While one can’t argue with the Oscar-winner’s commitment, there’s far more mannerisms than inspiration — a criticism that also applies to this self-indulgent, infrequently transfixing stoner comedy.
