02/11/06 Rumor Has It...

Rumor Has It... (2005), directed by Rob Reiner

watched w/ Leslie; theater (Blue Ridge Cinema, Raleigh, NC)

My, how the mighty have fallen. It's sad to see another Rob Reiner piece of crap. The guy who did Princess Bride, Spinal Tap, and Stand By Me is now schlocking bad re-do's of great 60's comedies. Our last few movies we viewed were getting a bit serious in nature, so we were expecting plenty of fluff here. Unfortunately, it wasn't even funny enough for fluff. Shirley MacLaine was the funniest thing, and that's not saying much. This is putting Jennifer Aniston in the position of being the offspring of the infamous affair of the book/movie The Graduate. Great premise in my opinion. Hell, if Hollywood has to re-hash, this would have been at least an interesting approach. Alas, they failed. Not only glamorizing infidelity, they celebrate the altogether creepiness of the elder Costner (who could have been Aniston's father!) sleeping with 3 generations of women in one family. This fluff is gross, but catching a 3/4 glimpse of Aniston's breast bumps it up one star. Watch the Graduate & forget this (except her breast).

2 out of 5 stars