Horror movie in disguise about an obsessed psychopath

Rating: 6/10 (13 June 2009)

That describes "The Graduate" more than anything.
This is indeed a pretty good movie, although I don't think it's one of the greatest. Matter of fact, take away the incredible soundtrack of Simon and Garfunkel and the film gets a lot weaker.
No doubt that everyone is decent, especially Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin. But there are various sequences where Simon and Garfunkel come on and you see Ben just looking psycho.
And that's the core of the film. OK, Dustin's Benjamin is a loser with the chicks, can't seem to do anything right, but he soon devolves into a psychopath lunatic obsessed with Mrs. Robinson's daughter Elaine, who he has known forever, but has just shown an interest in now.
Talk about a stalker! After one date, Ben decides she's the girl for him, and does everything possible to stalk, hunt down, and get the attention of this girl he's actually only kissed one time. It's downright scary how far he goes, how threatening he becomes, and how crazy he gets. And when he is actually around Elaine, all he does is ask her prying questions, like a pathetic needy little boy. There is nothing appealing about him whatsoever, making "The Graduate" not merely a horror film in disguise, but a fantasy, having any girl show any interest at all in someone as sorry and pushy as Benjamin.
Still, "The Graduate" is a decent film, even though it's quite overrated, and good for one solid viewing.