DVD Movie Night: "Rumor Has It"

A really snarky headline for a review of this movie, say, in an alternative weekly newspaper might be "Rumor has shit" to convery to the reader that the film was awful. We won't do that here because "Rumor Has It" isn't "shit" and isn't awful. In fact, the premise of the movie is pretty compelling and original -- a story built on the untold story of the people upon whom the film "The Graduate" was based.

And, actually, "Rumor Has It" is a well-made and entertaining movie in the way that lot of mainstream and mediocre broad comedies are. The star, Jennifer Aniston, is likable, attractive and funny. She acts well and is perfectly cast. Kevin Costner is Kevin Costner. It's basically a good flick that also happens to be a piece of moviemaking that is forgettable the instant the credits roll.

How is it that such a good idea, one that is competently made into a film --remember, this is not a "bad" movie -- be so damn bland and lacking cinematic and comedic juice? It's as if the director was intentionally trying not to make a great, memorable film. That is not to say that he was trying to make a bad film. Far from it. Rather, it was as if the creative foces behind "Rumor Has It" settled on just making as ordinary a comedy as possible.

And that's why "Rumor Has It" gets an Air Massive Rating of 2.75 stars out of 5

Posted by Robsam at June 20, 2006 11:59 PM