An instant classic

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2015)

A timeless classic, "The Breakfast Club" is well renowned and cherished, even by today's audience, and I'm sure it will remain as such for a very long time; it's nice to see teens of this generation praising what's now considered an older movie.
Unlike many of it's kind, "The Breakfast Club" bravely stares the prejudices of high school right in the face and makes a mockery of their false pretences. Just as the ending line of the movie perfectly states; each one of us is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. To cram one person into a single category would be ludicrous.
Yes, we see the typical clichés of a school environment, and even get an inkling into how these facades can easily impact on how these people behave and treat those around them, but we're also able to delve deeper into their problems and see who they truly are. Each and every sequence in which we learn more about these characters' home lives is perfectly done, if not quite emotional, and reminds us how children fall victim to the pressures of high school every day.
All in all, this movie kicks stereotypes where it hurts and shows us a deeper side to the most shallow of people, a softer side to the cruelest, and a more complex side to the seemingly predictable. "The Breakfast Club" is honest, iconic, and truly memorable. I give it a solid 9/10, simply because nothing is perfect.