My #2 favorite film of all time

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2006)

How can a film feel as fresh and original now as it was 40 years ago? If the Graduate was released today for the first time it would be as good, maybe even better, as it was back then.
Mike Nicols revolutionized film directing. The timing of the acting is impeccable between the chemistry of Hoffman and Bancroft. The soundtrack is easily one of the greatest if not the best. The script perfectly reflects the sexual revolution of its time. The dialogue and situations are poetically offbeat and hilarious. Benjamin Braddock may be the one of the most brilliantly developed character in film history.
This is an absolute must for the student of film in everyone of us.