Entertaining movie, but very poorly delivered

Rating: 5/10 (10 July 2014)

'The Breakfast' starts of very promising, especially as it is centered around John Bender the "Criminal" who is probably the most interesting and well done character in the movie, if he wasn't in the movie i think it would be fair to say this 80's classic would never have had its iconic status. I remember giggling at his antiques and smart-alec comments very much at the beginning of the movie and was genuinely interested in seeing more of him.
However after all the introductions are done and the movie settles down everything turns to let me put it bluntly, crap, even after all the tormenting and hatred between each other the detained teens somehow take to liking each other it could be because of a common dislike of the psychotic principal but years of contempt boils down to them befriending each other in the space of a few hours is kinda absurd if you think about it. I mean imagine having to spend a Saturday at school with 4 people you barely know i would have just wrote the paper and went to sleep.
The movie is very unrealistic and at times you wonder if these kids really are teenagers and I'm far from being a feminist but the only time a female opens their mouth in this movie is to talk about something sexual, i mean did you see "The Princess" only talent, it was her putting on lipstick with her chest if that can be called a talent not to mention how this movie supports giving in to the masses and succumbing to superficiality i mean why would a chronically depressed and outcast girl "The Basket Case" be willing to get a makeover done its like the movie is screaming "hey you will only fit in if you look appealing" and "Yes people will judge a book by its cover so let go of your true self to satisfy others", also do it bother anybody else that both the jock and rebel got a girl at the end and the nerd was left out after he did write an essay for them all.
6/10 for being entertaining and having some heart to it, the movie will appeal to those who don't look beyond all the laughter and happy endings but will surely be criticised by those like me who find the movie lacking in the realism and conveyance of its messages.