Review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) by Collin P — 06 Jun 2015
One of the John Hughes classics. Pure '80s nostalgia in less than 2 hours. Bueller is the teenage version of Macaulay Culkin's character from Home Alone, always outsmarting the world around him and doing it in style.
His friend Cameron is more or less the polar opposite, but has a certain old-timey flair to him as well. Bueller's girlfriend Sloane adds a kind feminine touch to the movie, and the other actors in general are amazing.
There was about a decade, from 1985 to 1995, where everything that was 1980s could be condensed down into about an hour or two of film, and this is certainly one of those movies. The days before cellphones or the Internet, when computers were rare and everything looked like it was made from wood or recycled steel from the 1950s.
Much like Hughes' other films, Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a piece of history that must be witnessed. It only loses a star because I still think, after watching it again, that the movie is a bit short.
At less than 2 hours, it feels like there was more that could have been added.
This review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) was written by Collin P on 06 Jun 2015.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off has generally received very positive reviews.
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