Rumor Has it that it’s namesake movie is pretty good!
I went to go see a free showing of Rumor Has It… at the Hoff Theatre. I went to see it, well, because of Jennifer Aniston. I actually thought it was pretty good. The writers did a great job expanding on The Graduate with Dustin Hoffman.
I found it to be a rather delightful film.This film does something pretty original. It took an existing film and expanded the concept into a whole other movie. It wasn’t a sequel and it wasn’t a remake…more like a retelling continuation.
The principle characters (Mainly Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine) are wonderful. In fact, the chemistry between most of the characters is great…the only actress I couldn’t stand was Mena Suvari. (If you don’t remember her, she’s one of the characters in Amercian Pie.)
Warning!!! SPOILERS FOLLOW!!!
The plot begins with Aniston’s character Sarah going home to see the wedding of her only sister. During which time, Sarah tells the spectators via voice-over that the graduate was rumors to be based on a true story…Surprise, surprise. It’s her family.
But what’s truly amazing is how the story unfolds and how Sarah’s love, as well as her fiance’s, is tested after she ends up sleeping with Beau Burroughs. In the end, she does the right thing and goes back to her fiance and gets married.
I suggest you see it. Great "let’s hang out" movie….not a date movie. I give it a B-.
