A Strong, Dialogue Based Masterpiece,

Rating: 9/10 (31 July 2015)

The Breakfast Club is a brilliant movie with a really well developed plot and an outstanding cast. It's very deep, meaningful, emotional and even quite fun, it manages to fit all of this in to ninety minutes. The characters are realistic and all of them are very relatable, which is the main thing that makes this movie so appealing, no matter what group you were part of in school, this reminds us that no matter how different certain people may seem, we are all one. I think this message is perfectly conveyed here.
It could have jumped in to dark territories more, it comes around every now and again, such as John talking about his issues with his father, or Brian telling us about nearly committing suicide, but it glosses over these dramatic moments very quickly. I would have liked to see it developed further, it would have added an extra layer to the characters.
The cast is fantastic, this is the type of movie that could not have possibly worked without good actors, and thankfully they got great ones here. The chemistry between them all is perfect and they convey each school pupil-type, such as jock, outsider and nerd, perfectly, but it's also very real. Most eighties movies, like Revenge of the Nerds or Porky's, exaggerate these personas, but John Hughes always made it very life like, and Judd Nelson, who I think is the highlight of this movie, is easily one of the greatest characters he's ever created.
Funny, charming and also quite emotional, there really is no other movie quite like the Breakfast Club, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good comedy drama.
A group of high school students are forced to serve detention on a Saturday.
Best Performance: Judd Nelson