Pluskylang Great Film overall

Bereamic Awesome Movie

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

strike-1995 The pitfalls of Stacey's mum over two hours which means it's extremely engrossing. Obviously the Graduate took no inspiration from the ostensible song, I'm not an idiot even though many would argue the contrary.

elvircorhodzic THE GRADUATE is a romantic comedy drama that, through a generation gap, examines a youthful rebellion, confusion and their strange views on life. This is sort of a collision between a sort of counterculture and a worn idealism. The satire gets a tragic epilogues in this film because, youthful turmoils usually blend from one to the other extreme. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb.Benjamin Braddock, aged twenty-one, has earned his bachelor's degree from Williams College and has returned home to a party celebrating his graduation at his parents' house in Pasadena, California. He is a confused young man, who avoids crowds and questions, which are related to his plans for the future. In fact, Benjamin does not have any concrete plans. Mrs. Robinson, the neglected wife of his father's law partner, insists that he drive her home. Benjamin is coerced inside to have a drink and Mrs. Robinson attempts to seduce him. Benjamin has rejected her proposal, but frustrated by the behavior of his parents, he clumsily organized a meeting with Mrs. Robinson in a hotel. The two start a discrete sexual relationship. However, problems arise when Benjamin's parents encourage him to call Elaine, Mrs. Robinson daughter, on a date...An intellectual disruption is evident through a vulgar and harsh behavior of older protagonists and a vivid playfulness of young protagonists. This is probably a result of a traditional view of life and a radical view of social development. Logically, this is the way to an uncertain future in which, perhaps, a youthful zeal, perseverance, and love will not be enough. The plots rely on small incidents. The dialogues are somewhat raw, but rather intriguing. Some scenes have become, rightly, a part of the culture of the 1960s. Almost authentic environments, a very good characterization and excellent music make a tense atmosphere in this movie.Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock is a young man who is dovetailed between his own confusion and youthful enthusiasm. His ironically-pathetic character is an unsafe step out of an unhealthy society. Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson is simply an unhappy woman, which finds moments of her own pleasure in bed with a confused young man. Her rough expression is probably a reflection of life frustration, though I think it is about escaping from the truth. Mrs. Bancroft has offered an excellent performance. Katharine Ross as Elaine Robinson is a helpless and sensitive character trapped between two generations. Elaine is a beautiful young girl who does not care about the truth, she relies on a youthful enthusiasm where every decision represents a fundamental change in her life.Other actors have responded to the task.This is a great cynical comedy in which you need to understand an emotional and social whirlwind, from which the protagonists pull the worst and the best traits.

rms125a Great movie, but I will have to make some tiny, niggardly criticisms. Bancroft is wonderful in every facet of her role save one -- she does not seem remotely convincing as the mother of Katharine Ross's character, which probably explains why the two women share minimal time together (the only time I saw the movie was on TV, so I don't know what was edited or deleted). Less than a decade older than Ross, Bancroft's femme fatale, whose first name we never learn, is more like a raven-haired evil stepmother, who trifles with Benjamin but rejects him as thoroughly unsuitable for her own sweet daughter, Elaine. (She looks comically rabid in the film's ending scene at the church where a wedding is NOT held as planned.) William Daniels is overbearing (as so many of his characters were) as Benjamin's father who sets in action the sequence of events leading to Mrs. Robinson's downfall by pressuring Ben to go out with Elaine, despite his son's unwillingness. Murray Hamilton, as Mr. Robinson, comes off as an almost hysterical wimp in the scene at Ben's Berkeley boarding house room, unfortunately.The rather bizarre scene where Hoffman's character, Benjamin (shirtless) is shaving, and his mother (an amazingly and unexpectedly sexy Elizabeth Wilson, usually known for her gorgon-like supporting and comedy roles) is standing, in a nightgown, inside the open bathroom door querying him as to his nocturnal proclivities is priceless. It makes you understand why Benjamin would have so many problems with women.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "The Graduate" is an American English-language film from 1967, so it has its 50th anniversary this year and this is also the reason why it came back to theaters this year because it is a very special occasion. The film won recently deceased director Mike Nichols his only Oscar back then and it was also the only Oscar the movie won back then, but that sounds a bit derogative. That is quite a success obviously, especially as the film also scored many more nominations, including one for lead actor Dustin Hoffman and this film was his big breakthrough. Several other nods (and 2 wins) followed. His female co-lead Anne Bancroft probably had a better shot at winning and she was already an Oscar winner at that point. Add to that nominations for supporting actress, cinematography, writing and of course Best Picture. This is the story of a young man who ends up in a relationship with a much older woman before hopelessly falling in love with the woman's daughter. Hoffman was around the age of 30 in here and he clearly did not look like 20 as his character was supposed to be. But they had to make him that young because Bancroft was also younger than her character, the age difference between the actors was not that big. At one point they say she could have been his mother. Anyway, Mrs. Robinson is still considered among the greatest cougars / milfs in film history and the popularity of Bancroft's performance has turned the film into a classic really, even if the whole this is a really personal story without any significance for society or the masses really. As a consequence, it is fitting the film competed as a comedy at the Golden Globes and was very triumphant there. I would call it a mix of comedy and drama and I would also add the romance genre that is missing here on IMDb for this title. You could maybe call it a lighter, less serious "Love Story".Anyway, I enjoyed watching these 105 minutes quite a bit. Good job from everybody involved in the production. The ending was somewhat cute too and did not feel too forced. Maybe the biggest thing the film tells us from a historic perspective is how different marriage is perceived today compared to back then. Ross' character ends up talking marriage with one guy while marrying another and hardly had any romantic (not to mention sexual) involvement with either really. And that was social standard back then. Very odd from today's perspective. The overacting was not existent with one exception perhaps, when Hoffman's character's mother finds out about his son's potential wedding. The first half of the film belongs to Bancroft, the second to Hoffman and I personally struggled to see Hoffman's character's clumsiness as realistic compared to his success we find out early. But yeah, maybe he was a bit of a nerd too, nut just a heart throb. Bancroft is of course also lead in here. No Mrs. Robinson, no conflict at all in this movie as really both Hoffman's and Ross' characters actions are constantly related to Mrs. Robinson. The music is amazing in this film. "Mrs. Robinson" and "Sound of Silence" are instant classics, the third song did not do too much for me. But this film reminded me again how much I love Simon (and Garfunkel). Finally, a note on the story. Throughout the entire film from the moment she tells him not to date her daughter, I expected Mrs. Robinson to carry a dark secret with her, namely that she had an affair with Hoffman's character's dad 20 years ago and that the girl is actually the protagonist's half-sister. The references to her pregnancy/marriage, to a blood test later on, her infidelity now and 2 or 3 other moments really made me sure we would get this revelation later on that she wanted to avoid incest between the kids. But apparently not. Quite surprising to me I must admit. Seems it was all just jealousy and the fear of losing her young lover to a younger version of herself. Okay, that is all I believe. I liked this film and I give it a thumbs-up. I'd maybe not call it a classic, but I sure recommend watching this pretty entertaining film.