Such a frustrating disappointment

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

For years I've said I should eventually watch this movie. Finally did. My husband and I had the same thought at the same time...is there a plot to this movie? You could arguable say it's about the changes in life that cause changes in friendships etc., but especially in the beginning there are a lot of scene changes that don't seem to go anywhere. Plus, it's just weird. The men are all weird, and I do not get the strange Emilio obsession with Andie McDowell, or why she keeps letting him in houses when he's acting like a psycho. I suppose this movie is supposed to be endearing in some way, but it's pretty depressing. In the end, all it's about is shallow, empty sex lives. Leave it to the 80's.

Going into this film, I expected something just as witty, engaging and entertaining at the Breakfast Club, which nearly all the leading actors and actresses starred in. However, after watching this film, I was left feeling completely empty and a bit strange.While this film has its flaws, it has many things that help it shine. We have realistic stories with real, fleshed out characters. We understand these characters' motives and what drives them. We can relate to the core messages of most of their plots which help us empathize with them.However, this movie is like a sitcom without and punchlines. There is this aura of that this should have been a television series. This film sets up the story so well, but about half way through, it all falls a part. Everything ends up being wrapped into a nice little bow and everything seems to be perfect again. The struggles our characters face don't seem to really matter, because a big bandaid is placed over everything. The climax of the film is a huge letdown, with no major event really pushing the characters.Emilo Estevez probably has the best storyline of the film, with Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy coming in on a close second. Demi Moore's story line is a very strong one, but ends up falling apart with no real resolution. Everything else the characters go through doesn't seem to really matter. While we do become invested in the stories, they are shallow and lackluster.Overall, it is a good film and it's great to see these actors work so well together. However, the back half of the film falling apart severely prevents this movie from standing up as tall as it should be able to.

St. Elmo's Fire is a decent movie with a reasonably well developed plot and a stellar cast. We really get to see some of the most famous Brat Pack actors shine in this film, one of the more serious in their series of 80s teen movies, with the likes of Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy really giving it all in their roles, delivering complicated characters who have a lot going on after graduating college. However, it is underwhelming as a film. It is not light hearted enough to make you smile, nor is it dramatic enough to have you at the edge of your seat. The dialogue is quite bland and it feels like Joel Schumacher was really going through the motions during filming. As well as that, the characters are very unlikeable. It does not portray either sides as villains, letting us as audiences decide who we support in the conflict in different plots, but I did not sympathise with any of them. I found every character to be in the wrong, all proving to be disloyal, selfish people, insincere human beings. You finish this movie unsure whether it was genuinely trying to make you feel. Do not let the cast fool you, it is not another Breakfast Club, as a matter of fact, St Elmos Fire is somewhat of a layered mess, better off giving this one a miss. A group of college graduates struggle with adulthood and new found responsibilities. Best Performance: Rob Lowe / Worst Performance: Demi Moore

This is the story of seven friends; they were inseparable at college but will they be able to stay friends now they have graduated? In the opening scene we see that not all of them are keen to grow up; Billy has crashed a car while drunk injuring Wendy and while the group are checking up on her Kirby sees the girl he once went on one date with and becomes obsessed with her. The rest of the group have their problems too; Jules has a cocaine habit, Alec's and Leslie's 'perfect' relationship is about to fall apart and everybody thinks Kevin is gay. Over the course of the film we get to know the characters as their relationships begin to change and they come to terms with the fact that nothing lasts forever.'St. Elmo's Fire' is the quintessential Brat Pack movie; a young good looking cast of characters coming to terms with their different lives. The cast does a fine job making the story believable despite its slight resemblance to a soap opera with the various relationships and wondering who will end up with whom. Surprisingly the characters, with the exception of Wendy and possibly Leslie, all behave in a way that could be seen as cruel to others; this may be realistic but is unusual for characters we are meant to be sympathetic to. It is definitely an 'eighties' film; in style, in dress sense and in the music but it doesn't feel dated. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to any fans of the various Brat Pack members who appear in it or those who like eighties films in general.