3118168720 21a5f7215d m Indie Film The Graduates Rocks Box Office
by Cross Duck

Indie Film The Graduates Rocks Box Office

So, I saw this movie the other week because a friend told me it was online for free as some kind of a promo. I wasn’t expecting much – it looked like another standard teen sex romp movie on the outside – but I found that there was a lot more to “The Graduates” than other movies in its genre.

Let’s face it, a lot of comedies made today suck. I mean: “Scream 4″!? “Disaster Movie”? Come on! What happened to the smart, clever movies that people like Steve Martin USED to make, like “The Jerk?” Now all you have to do is say or do something outlandish or weird in order to get a movie made (cough – Will Ferrell).

Judd Apatow’s crew are on the right track. They’ve put the emphasis back on character and relationships, but the people that did “The Graduates” seem to be pushing for more – something with quality acting and grounded relationships – things that people can relate to and connect to and FEEL for.

I don’t remember the last time I saw a teen sex comedy or coming of age comedy where I really gave a hoot whether the characters/actors lived or died – and that’s just what happened for me with “The Graduates.” I liked “The Graduates.” I really did. I liked it even MORE when I found out that it was made for under 0,000.00. Now that’s impressive. Think of how much money is wasted on such terrible movies, then see this movie – wow.

I saw all these bizarre reviews/comments on their page which really didn’t make sense – a rating of 4.4? Weird, vague comments by other users who didn’t seem to be talking about the same movie I saw and openly admitting that they only watched 30 mins of a 90 min film? I hope that this blemish doesn’t hurt the success of this otherwise well-received film.

The plot is pretty typical, but it’s what they DO with it that matters. The cinematography and direction is pretty straight forward, which makes sense for a film like this on this scale – you can only do so much with a small budget and you only SHOULD do so much with a character-driven piece.

The acting? From these unknowns? Really kind of impressive – I saw that Nick Vergara, who plays Mattie in the film, got commended by my favorite website: FilmschoolRejects.com. I agree with their review. There really are no weak links in this film in terms of the talent.

I found more info at www.TheGraduatesMovie.com about the film and got a free soundtrack and I will see it again when/if it plays near me.

The Graduates opens in select cities this May and the entire soundtrack is available for free on the film’s website: http://www.thegraduatesmovie.com

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