Sweets, you couldn't ignore me if you tried

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2017)

"The Breakfast Club" is a timeless classic. I loved it so much the first time that I saw it that I immediately watched it for a second time right when it ended. Only then did I feel like returning back to real life. The film is quite simply one of the best teen movies of all time. John Hughes doesn't dumb down teenagers like so, so many other writer-directors have done when portraying teens in films. Hughes treats them like actual human beings with complex emotions, mature thoughts, and the endless energy required for some shenanigans. My favourite scene was when they all sat around in a circle and spoke from the heart - yeah, that sounds pretty cheesy, but you cannot script that kind of true emotion and that's why I appreciate Hughes for letting them ad-lib most of their lines in that scene. It's a great bonding film. John Bender is one of the coolest kids to ever grace the silver screen - and you know what, so is Brian "the Brain" Johnson. Well worth a watch.