just one word...plastics

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2005)

that one word serves to remind Benjamin Braddock what he does not want to be-that is, not like his parents generation.he spends the first half of the movie following this path,without knowing what he really wants.but in the second half he changes course and figures he knows what he wants.there is only one problem:it is seemingly unattainable to him.the film parallels another 60's rebellion Easy Rider in that the means were a lot more important than the ends.Buck Henry's insightful screenplay(especially for the times)keeps things moving right along,accompanied by the Simon and Garfunkel soundtrack(much appreciated by Joe DiMaggio).someone to look out for:Murray Hamilton as Mr. Robinson,who seems to have about as much screen time as Mrs. Robinson.maybe not as influential as it once was,but still packs a wallop.