“Sixteen Candles,” is just another movie made in the 80’s about high school drama. As per every other 80’s movie, “Sixteen Candles” spends most of it’s time trying to get that perfect mix of drama and comedy that makes films from that time period popular to this day. However, simply having the right mix of drama and comedy is and never has been, nor should it be, an indication of whether or not a film is good.
The direction the movie is headed was made blatantly obvious after just the first scene and for the rest of the movie the audience was forced to endure the awkward scenes in between. Time and time again the love interests in the movie almost stated their feelings for each other, but then through some weird coincidence, they were both pulled apart forcing the audience to endure this painful process again from square one.
If that seems bad, the worst part is yet to come. The director actually wants the audience to root for a side character, a nerd played by Anthony Michael Hall as he goes on his horny pursuit to get laid. Hall finally becomes successful when he takes advantage of a drunk girl at the end of the film. Although Hall’s antics were funny throughout the film, when I realized I was actually supposed to be rooting for him to get laid by a drunk girl I felt disgusted.
There were some parts of the movie that were good. For one, the little problems that each character seemed to be getting in were clever and earned a chuckle. Also, although there were quite a few side plots, the film did a good job of keeping them simple and avoiding confusion. I have seen better 80’s films, but this was certainly not the worst.
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