Ah, a movie for young people to love and old people to be embarrassed they loved

Rating: Null/10 (15 December 1999)

I have heard critics speak of how much they loved this film when they first saw it as a young whippersnapper, and now look at it and say "What were we thinking?"
Well, as a young whippersnapper, I must admit I love it. I think the people who criticize it for projecting shallow people don't understand that this is the point. How does one explain the ending, where the camera sits on the allegedly happy, triumphant couple for just a tad too long, forcing us to reconsider this "happy" ending?
I think these critics are embarrassed by this movie because they missed its basic theme the first time around, which is that Ben and Elaine are Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, and the viewers of "The Graduate" are not immune from the same fate. Overall, a tremendously insightful movie, even more so than it gets credit for.