This movie feels... icky

Rating: 5/10 (9 December 2015)

I realize it was SUPPOSED to feel icky, that the whole idea was to show how dirty and wrong this whole thing was, but GODDAMN! A mother should in no way consider it okay to even ATTEMPT to seduce a man less than half her age in HER DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM!!!! I understand the symbolism: She's trying to live through her daughter. But just... ugh. It doesn't help that every character seems like a crappy person, except the daughter. Mrs. Robinson is a manipulative old woman who can't control her hormones, Benjamin is a lazy young man who's unhappy with his life, and also can't control his hormones. Benjamin's parents seem like the type who don't truly care about what's going on in their child's life so long as it doesn't reflect badly on them. The only good part seems to be Simon and Garfunkel. This movie was just unbelievably painful for me to watch.