The Graduate

  • A (INDIA)
  • 1967


MOVIE IS ridiculous american emotional wonderful spurious
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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 4.0/5
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4.0
Its consistently fleet and funny, even as it probes the heady abandon and looming hangover that typified the decade of discontent. Time Out
5.0
Overall Criterions Bruce Lee set is as wonderful as youve heard, boasting definitive restorations and enough supplements for at least two semesters wo ..
4.5
The remarkably true ring of Webbs dialogue is preserved and augmented, the visual potential lifted to next power in absurdity. The Hollywood Reporter
5.0
Directorially, it is as cutting edge late Sixties as you can get all fish bowl juxtapositions, dappled light and pensive close ups. Telegraph
4.4
As it stands, the vacuum of that warped, moneyed Los Angeles society is too exaggerated, too incredible. But one cant help but believe in Hoffman if n .. Ny Daily News
5.0
Its pleasures and wit stand the test of time. Plus the cinematography is flat out fantastic, like David Hockneys pool paintings made live. The Times
5.0
Robert Surteess stunning, innovative camerawork contributes telling visual ironies and the Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack perfectly captures the mood .. Radio Times
5.0
Mike Nichols film makes such beguiling viewing largely because of Hoffmans performance as Benjamin, which combines humour, boredom and panic in equal .. Independent
5.0
S P V N GENTLEMEN DONT EAT POETS (R) *They dont watch silly movies like this, either. Cs Monitor
1.5
The screenplay, which begins as genuine comedy, soon degenerates into spurious melodrama. Time
5.0
A sentimental fairy tale of a film, Souvenir is perfectly pleasant but entirely forgettable. Express
4.5
The otherness that Ben feels points to the films most overlooked and underappreciated aspect; Ben is a Jew passing as an all American WASP at a time i .. Coles Mithey
5.0
Even from the opening shot (after the credits), its apparent that the cinematography and dialogue are tinged with something peculiar and undeniably un ..
5.0
Although to be honest I didnt really spend much time thinking about their future together. Three Movie Buffs
5.0
So while fans are likely to rejoice over the explosively staged Bayhem and impressively CGI ed behemoths, five films in theres little to convert anyon .. Games Radar
5.0
The ending is pretty ridiculous but overall its engaging if taken as melodrama. Aine OConnor Slack Bay Cert: 15A; Selected cinemas Rarely does a film .. Independent Ie
5.0
At the same time, Mrs. Robinson doesnt come off as a good person. Solzy At The Movies
4.5
Every element seemed to align for Mike Nichols, from perfect casting and honest performances, to ... that iconic Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack. Under The Radar Mag
5.0
The movie just zig zags its way across their lives, alternately mocking and sympathizing them thats why the film is so fascinating. Scene Stealers
4.5
His only genuine emotion is irritation hes childishly rebelling against expectations and pressure. Movie Mezzanine
1.5
The Graduate gives some substance to the contention that American films are coming of age of our age. New Republic
4.5
Be agog at Anne Bancrofts Mrs. Robinson in some of the most hilariously icky seduction scenes ever filmed. See Mike Nichols (with help from Simon & Ga .. Ny Mag
4.5
Who wouldnt The roaring success of Mike Nichols The Graduate is hardly surprisinghe has built it on the dependable formula of Restoration comedy. The Nation
0.0
Every cinematic cliche, every formula plot device, every pseudo intellectual ploy, every sentimental gimmick, every prefabricated, sure fire boxoffice .. Los Angeles Free Press
1.5
Even though it captures the look and sound of much of the contemporary California scene so skillfully, The Graduate seems to me basically a copout. Ny Books
0.5
Having an unlikeable protagonist is fine if our sympathy and understanding are effectively directed elsewhere. The problem, then, is that I cant figur .. Not Coming
1.5
All this chopped steak is a give away on the new tone in films; unless the material is thoroughly banal, it isnt considered chic. Art Forum
4.5
Youre not one of those agitators Bens San Francisco landlord asks him. Big Issue
4.5
The emotional elevation of the film is due in no small measure to the extraordinarily engaging performances of Anne Bancroft as the wife mother mistre .. Blogs Village Voice
4.5
The most engaging thing about Mike Nichols is his awareness, strong enough to remind you of the late, great Preston Sturges, of how to use bland and i .. Blogs Spectator



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