Robert Redford as Benjamin Braddock? noooo

Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2012)

The Graduate is such a crazy good movie. I love Dustin Hoffmans underdog, kind of loserish character. He asks for nothing, and gets more than what he bargains for. I had read somewhere that Mike Nichols had given Robert Redford a screen test for the part of Benjamin Braddock. I laughed, because there's no way RObert Redford could pull that kind of character off. Dustin Hoffman was phenomenal because he was so good at being nothing. He was too good at it. It made for such a dynamic screen sensation when he laid next to Mrs. Robinson and tried asking her questions about her interests. Heres a kid who doesn't like much stuff himself, but he wants to know all about someone else. It's such a great script and i could analyze everything that happens all day and write books on it. I also loved Simon and Garfunkel in this film. Some movies are just totally made by the sound track, and this one is one of them.