not as good as I expected it to be.....

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2002)

****CONTAINS SPOILERS****
I sat down to watch this movie, and I thought that it was going to be something special. It started off that way. Dustin Hoffman is great as confused youth Benjamin Braddock. His performance is really the only reason I kept on watching this movie.
The best part of this movie is the first forty minutes or so, mostly focusing on Mrs.Robinson(Anne Bancroft) and Ben. The early scenes which show her confidence and his nervousness and inexperience are funny and honest. They are perfectly played out and directed. A memorable scene is Ben getting a hotel room under a fake name, and claiming to have luggage in the car, only to reveal it as a toothbrush. Hoffman is extremely funny, and is a character you really feel for.
After that, however, the script starts seeming more fragmented, the characters and character development become less important, and everything starts to just happen and all becomes rather silly. His rash decision, and quick love for Mrs.Robinson's daughter, Elaine, is never developed. The soundtrack is also repetative, and this becomes quite annoying.

The last scene in the movie was okay. What I realize now, however, is how well "Wayne's World 2" parodies it. It was an okay movie, but Mrs.Robinson didn't seduce me, all though she tried. 6.5 out of 10.