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| name = Spring Breakdown<ref name = "latimes09">David A. Keeps (January 22, 2009). [httphttps://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/22/entertainment/et-sundance Ryan Shiraki's 'Spring Breakdown' is his big break]. ''LA Times''. Accessed 2010-01-30.</ref>

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==Reception==

Sundance called ''Spring Breakdown'' an "outlandish, quick-witted romp that jubilantly leaves none immune to ridicule" and a film that "chews up our geeky gals and spits them out triumphant powerhouses—confident that being who they truly are is way cooler than fitting in." ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine called the film "energetic but uninspired" with a "party-boatload of comedic talent [that] is fairly wasted" and notes:<ref>{{cite web|url= httphttps://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939381.html|title=Spring Breakdown |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=January 19, 2009 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | accessdate=2010-02-24}}</ref>

<blockquote>There are funny lines scattered about, and the pacey pic has an aptly cheesy look dominated by the neon hues of tropical drinks and thong wear. But the situations offer no real satiric finesse on familiar genre [[Trope (literature)|tropes]] &mdash; [[wet T-shirt contest]], drunken puke-outs, a climactic talent show triumph &mdash; and the rote [[Girl Power|girl-power]] message rings unironically hollow.</blockquote>