An American comedy drama; A story about about a teenage girl whose family forget her birthday, so she tries to get over her disappointment by searching for the man of her dreams, unaware she's looking in the wrong place.
This film has themes about coping with the subject of sex, shyness and inexperience, and true love.
The story is fresh and cheerful and occasionally amusing with a goofy sense of humour. The script is sharp, with a keen sense for the idiom of teenspeak. As ever, Molly Ringwald is natural and appealing in this coming-of-age drama about a bright-eyed girl turning 16. It has a funny performance from Anthony Michael Hall as the dork, and a handsome turn from Michael Schoeffling.
It is a little slow moving and the dialogue at times lulls but there are plenty of daft distractions to smile at and some great 80s pop songs as a binding agent.
Review of Sixteen Candles
