A bunch of self-absorbed, obnoxious idiots graduate from college in 1985 and go out into the real world...but they all have serious issues. Emilio Estevez is (inexplicibly) head over heels in love with dull Andie MacDowell--who can't stand him. Rob Lowe is married, has a kid and can't stop sleeping around. Judd Nelson loves Ally Sheedy but HE sleeps around driving her into Andrew McCarthy's arms. Demi Moore is hooked on drugs. Mare Winningham is the "good girl" who is madly in love with Lowe.
I graduated from college in 1985 myself. I'll tell you--NOBODY in my graduating class were as shallow and stupid as these people are. The film looks great--it was professionally made to appeal to mainstream audiences (the R rating is for language only). All the actors look great and the movie zips along quickly...but not quick enough to disguise the fact that these people don't even remotely act like human beings, are immature (the guys especially) and are whiny and self-centered. Yet all their problems are neatly resolved at the movie's end. The problem is I didn't give a damn about any of these characters and a few I just wanted to slap (Nelsons' character especially).
I'd be lying if I said I didn't somewhat enjoy it--but in a turn off your mind kind of way. As a light, shallow entertainment this is successful. As a deep or meaningful movie it fails. The only part that was realistic was a little speech Lowe makes to Winingham about how tough it was to go from college to real life. Otherwise it has about as much depth as a Hallmark card. I give it a 6 mostly because the cast isn't bad in their roles.
I graduated from college in 1985 myself. I'll tell you--NOBODY in my graduating class were as shallow and stupid as these people are. The film looks great--it was professionally made to appeal to mainstream audiences (the R rating is for language only). All the actors look great and the movie zips along quickly...but not quick enough to disguise the fact that these people don't even remotely act like human beings, are immature (the guys especially) and are whiny and self-centered. Yet all their problems are neatly resolved at the movie's end. The problem is I didn't give a damn about any of these characters and a few I just wanted to slap (Nelsons' character especially).
I'd be lying if I said I didn't somewhat enjoy it--but in a turn off your mind kind of way. As a light, shallow entertainment this is successful. As a deep or meaningful movie it fails. The only part that was realistic was a little speech Lowe makes to Winingham about how tough it was to go from college to real life. Otherwise it has about as much depth as a Hallmark card. I give it a 6 mostly because the cast isn't bad in their roles.