How disappointing the 2nd time around

Rating: 5/10 (16 February 2006)

We decided to see it on television Saturday night remembering fondly the first time we saw it. Boy, were we disappointed! Parts of the beginning were funny and that remained. "Plastics" is still a great line.
But the characters and the plot were very weak. For example, after the catastrophe in the strip club, Elaine just wants to go home. Benjamin forces a kiss on her and she just falls in love. Shades of James Bond, Hoffman just isn't that overwhelmingly sexy.
Benjamin's character is never explained. He is a track star, a good student and managing editor of his college newspaper, yet he has no friends, no old girl friends, no interests at all except Mrs. Robinison. There is no development at all.
I stopped watching about half way through. I wish I hadn't watch and could still remember it fondly.