The Beach Bum
Harmony Korine, USA, 2019o
Moondog is a poet who devotes his life in the sunny Florida Keys to women and drugs. But this carefree existence is over when his wife Minnie tragically dies in an accident. In her will, Minnie had decreed that he would only receive his share of the inheritance when he finally completes his long-planned book.
Nach «Spring Breakers» (2012) widmet sich Regisseur Harmony Korine abermals der amerikanischen Exzesskultur. Diesmal geht es um erwachsene Kindsköpfe - neben McConaughey Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron oder Jonah Hill -, die sich in grenzenloser Selbstverschwendung üben. Das ist so unterhaltsam, dass man die Kritik an der High Society fast übersehen könnte.
Hans Jürg Zinsli