Saturday, December 31, 2005
Rumor Has It... (2005)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston (Sarah Huttinger), Kevin Costner (Beau Burroughs), Shirley MacLaine (Katharine Richelieu), Mark Ruffalo (Jeff Daly), Richard Jenkins (Earl Huttinger)
For complete info, see IMDb's Rumor Has It... page.
The funniest thing about this movie (for Melissa, David, and I, who saw it while Tom was working) was the drama in the theatre before the movie. There was a horrible woman who was mean to people who came in late by her definition (but quite a bit before the movie started). Names were thrown back and forth, people stormed out... More excitement than I'd seen in a movie theatre since A Knight's Tale caught on fire right before the climactic scene in the movie.
That being said, this movie where a woman learns that her family is the Robinsons from The Graduate is very entertaining. I think I got exactly what I expected from the movie. It was a light comedy with a great cast (even Kevin Costner didn't annoy me much). Sure, it was a bit over the top and sappy, but this family is supposed to be the family that The Graduate was based on - what would you expect from them?
Although this movie is probably not worth seeing in theatres, it is very entertaining and I'd recommend renting it.
Grade: BLabels: 2005, comedy, drama, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo, movie, romance