bad ending leaves a bad taste

Rating: 5/10 (10 July 1999)

One of John Hughes' stronger efforts -- he does a good job throwing these different characters into a confined area and letting them go at it. The film is frequently tense and hilarious at the same time -- witness the scene where the Judd Nelson character keeps getting more and more detention time.
Sadly, the ending is a total sell-out and betrayal. Ally Sheedy's character was more attractive before her "makeover." What is Hughes telling us here -- go mainstream and steal a kiss from somebody in the in-crowd?