I've always thought this movie would have worked better if the Ferris Bueller character was less of an inconsiderate dick. I mean: this is the protagonist you're supposed to root for here, was it so difficult to give him some more redeeming qualities or something? Sure, he's supposed to be a Mahoney-like rebel that fights the system and whatnot, but is the system in this movie really that awful? Oh no, Rooney checks if Ferris is ditching school! That's his job of course, but how dare he actually do it? Apart from that, the movie is just a typical John Hughes film, coming of age and such and such. There are some laughs here and there, but mostly it's about teens trying to cope with growing up. This is done a bit better in "The Breakfast Club" though, that movie has more compelling characters. This one focuses a lot on a rather whiny Alan Ruck, too much I'd say. I do love the tertiary role for Charlie Sheen though, that was classic. Overall I never really felt the full appeal of this movie, though it isn't really bad either.
Review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
