Ferris Bueller is simply irresistible. He's charming, he's funny, and he can do anything and never get noticed by his father or Principal Rooney. He talks to the camera as he shares the story of the one day he skipped school and got his best friend and his girlfriend to join him (his best friend is already sick, and
he gets his girlfriend out of school by calling in and lying about the death of her grandmother). Principal Rooney, realizing that Ferris has skipped around nine other days already, goes on a ridiculous but hysterical hunt to get this student back into school.So maybe FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF isn't as realistic as it could or should be. To speak the truth, though, this is my second favorite John Hughes film, behind THE BREAKFAST CLUB. The man is a genius, and when he can direct a teen comedy as new and inventive as this, it's no wonder it's an '80s classic.There are only a few films I watch one day, and then I figure since I have them on a two-day rental or I own them, I just go ahead and re-watch them the next day. The first (and only) three that come to my head are E.T., INSIDIOUS, and this. You just can't beat Ferris Bueller, even if you had all the jokes memorized from modern teen comedies such as EASY A and JUNO. (I wouldn't advise memorizing, either, as that would be an idiotic waste of time.) So put down the potato chips. You can resume eating them once you have rented FERRIS BUELLER. Because it's just too good to be deemed a popcorn flick.
June 28, 2011
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