A startlingly effective comedy

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 2003)

I don't think I've came across a more effective comedy in all my life. And considering it was made at the height of the 60s, The Graduate still holds up amazingly well. Hoffman's performance is by turns funny and realistic, while the supporting cast makes the most of their well written roles. There are many very funny moments too, but in the end, many of the sequences stand out because they are technically brilliant. And for a comedy, that's a great achievement.