Christina Reviews *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*

         This 80's classic is about 18 year old Ferris Bueller's ninth day off.  He fakes being sick so that his parents will let him stay home from school.  His sister is ticked at him because she knows he's full of it.  And when he tries to enlist his best friend's help in the planning of a day full of hijincks and tomfoolery, his friend is understandably skeptical.  But it all works out in the end.

        There’s really not much you can say about this movie.  It’s one of those movies you’ve just got to see.  If you don’t like 80’s comedies centered upon high schoolers and their constant shenanigans, you might not have any interest in seeing this movie.  But if you’re going to watch any movie like that, you might as well watch this one.

       The plot is simple, and yet I wouldn‘t call it boring.  This is the kind of movie that could only ever work in the 80's.

      Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck are brilliant in their roles.  Jeffrey Jones is pretty good as the principal who knows exactly what Ferris is up to and is determined to make the boy's life a living hell.        

       There are definitely some classic scenes in here.