The Graduate

What Jack says....

The Graduate stars Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. It is the tale of a young man (Hoffman) who has just graduated College that is propositioned by an older woman(Bancroft) for sex. Once he is in a full fledged romance with this woman he is forced to go on a date with her daughter and ends up falling for her.

I have been wanting to see this movie for a really long time and I am extremely excited that I now have. I never thought that I would say this but, Dustin Hoffman was sort of sexy at some point in his life. I kind of think of him as a creepy twitchy little hobbit, but he wasn't bad in this movie. He has that sort of awkwardness that might apeal to some women. He is certainly a "Project" sort of a guy. Dustin Hoffman really is a great actor and this film was a great platform for him to start off on.

Anne Bancroft wasn't a bad looking woman either. Of course she was still older in this movie, but she had a pretty good body. The great thing about this movie is the sexual tension is magnificent because it is about what you don't see. It is rare to find a movie that doesn't just flash the nudity from the get go anymore.

In the end I thought that this movie was humorous, sweet,compulsive and just all around fantastic. There is no question in my mind why this movie is a classic.

I give this one a 9