Hello, Benjamin

Rating: 7/10 (11 November 2014)

I enjoyed this film, but not as much as I thought I would. I found Mrs Robinson to be very persuasive, and this worked well with Benjamin's naivety. The balance between her controlling, manipulative, flirty manner and Benjamin's naive, innocent, infatuated character worked well. I like the development with their relationship, but I think it could have been developed further. The change with Ben from being a high achiever as college to having an affair was very good. Mrs Robinson's daughter was briefly mentioned, and then quickly became part of the plot. The development between the daughter, Elaine, and Benjamin felt very rushed. The marriage proposal after such a short time, even though it was in the 60s, felt again rushed. Elaine had no reason to be so infatuated by Benjamin as he treated her horribly. The soundtrack was very good and captured the mood wonderfully.