Damn near perfect, possibly the best high school film ever

Rating: 9/10 (6 November 2017)

*I would like to point out that I am a teenager and the desired target audience for this film, so my opinion may be biased by this*
The Breakfast Club almost needs no introduction, it's one of the most famous films to come out of the 80's. Most likely those who haven't seen it know about it in some way, whether it be the final freeze frame, some of the more quotable lines or the famous song by Simple Minds that plays at the end.
In any case, I was aware of how popular the film was before I watched it and I was still blown away.
The plot itself is extremely simple, a group of kids from different social groups in their school are stuck in detention for an entire Saturday and begin to become friends, where they realize that they are all more similar than they thought. While it may appear that there is no real good way to develop this story it quickly becomes interesting as it continues.
One of the best things this film does is make you feel in the same position as the characters, the film can sometimes be uncomfortably quiet, making it quite interesting when music actually plays, you really feel like you're with these characters and learning more about them as they do.
Without a doubt the best part of this film are the characters and dialogue, no matter who you are you will identify with one or more of these characters, they may appear as stereotypical high school film characters, but once they begin to talk to each other you'll realize the depth and detail to these people, especially towards the end during the most touching scene where they reveal to each other how they got in detention (all improvised by the way). Even the "antagonist" of the film, their supervisor Richard Vernon has some development to his character making him feel as real as any normal strict, authoritative school teacher with genuine reasons for how he talks to the kids.
Which brings me to my next point...
The dialogue is fantastic, not "David Mamet" levels but after all these years it still comes across as both genuine and genuinely funny, I can almost guarantee you will laugh at one point in this film due to the dialogue. The performances from everybody are great, especially Judd Nelson who plays John Bender, possibly the best character in the film and delivering some of the films best lines.
While it may not be the greatest film ever, for a story as simple as this it does some exceptional things with dialogue and character and is perfect for what it was trying to be. Highly recommend.