
Some enthusiasm for Graduation, but many members found it overlong. It gained an appreciation score of 67.54 per cent.
Here are some comments:
- “Lovely film. The cronyism, corruption of a developing country is well depicted. These are the moral and ethical dilemmas one faces living in such countries.”
- “Gentle corruption: a way of life. Understated: left much to be inferred.”
- “Absorbing and believable.”
- “Rewarding, thought provoking, totally absorbing.”
- “Overlong but a good build up of tension.”
- “But a bit slow and the ending left us in the air.”
- “But what happens next?”
- “Who would be a parent?”
- “Very well shot. Thoughtful scene construction and camera work. A well-paced and intriguing story.”
- “A grim but accurate depiction of life in Romania.”
- “Gritty and real.”
- “Interesting characters.”
- “An interesting picture of post-Soviet Romania. Film rather long and laborious; lacked tension.”
- “Too many threads and nothing resolved. Started well but ultimately disappointing. Too long.”
- “Overlong. Thought provoking.”
- “Depressing.”
- “Slightly too long and a little didactic. Moral: don’t have kids!”
- “A bit overlong. When did he have time to do any doctoring?”
- “Different, but too long.”
- “It was a little slow in places. He seemed to be in a hopeless position of his own making.”
- “Interesting but not captivating and rather too long.”
- “Strong start, but lots its way. Overlong.”
- “Long and depressing with pretty unlikeable characters.”
- “Slow, long, drawn-out and boring!”
- “I almost lost the will to live.”
- “Must book a holiday to Romania. Seems like a fun place!”