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Rumor Has It... (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Mark Ruffalo, Shirley Maclaine, Kevin Costner, Kathy Bates
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  118 reviews
Sales Rank: 10002
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 96
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD70136D
UPC: 012569701366
EAN: 0012569701366
ASIN: B000EMGID2
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2005
Release Date: May 9, 2006
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Old pro Shirley MacLaine steals her every scene in Rumor Has It..., a very curiously conceived comedy directed by Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally..., The Princess Bride). Sarah (Jennifer Aniston, The Good Girl) arrives at her sister's wedding with her fiance Jeff (Mark Ruffalo, 13 Going on 30). She's already feeling anxiety-ridden about her impending marriage when she gleans from some odd hints from her grandmother Katherine (MacLaine, The Apartment, Terms of Endearment) that her family was the basis for the movie The Graduate. Quicker that you can say "Mrs. Robinson" she slips away from Jeff to investigate, suspecting that the guy Dustin Hoffman's character was based on--Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner, Tin Cup)--might be her actual father...well, from there the plot takes a few twists, but this is not a movie that succeeds based on its story (which never really becomes persuasive). Instead, Rumor Has It... rests on the surprisingly complex and mature emotional interactions between the characters (particularly given that it's a movie about someone refusing to make choices in her life). Aniston won't win any awards for this, but she certainly gives her role more depth than a typical romantic comedy heroine; Costner and Ruffalo are both in fine form; and MacLaine appears just often enough to inject some delightfully prickly personality into a movie that often teeters on the edge of too much niceness. Also featuring Richard Jenkins (Six Feet Under) and Mena Suvari (American Beauty). --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
A woman learns that her family was the inspiration for the book & the film the graduate - and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 01/08/2008 Starring: Jennifer Aniston Shirley Maclaine Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg13
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SAVED BY MACLAINE December 31, 2008
Don't get me wrong, the acting was good all around. The idea that a woman is so confused that she'll sleep with the guy that might be her father, grandfather, or both because she's having second thoughts about her own impending marriage seems a little less than funny, and the ending ( How pathetic could a man be? ) was a bit more than unbelievable. Rob Reiner must have been channeling his inner 'Lynch' when he chose to do this film ( although, David Lynch would have probably made a lot more sense of this mess of a script ).
On the plus side there were some funny moments, and then there was Shirley MacLaine. She owned every scene she was in, and made a nearly mediocre movie ( despite it's great cast ) not only palatable, but entertaining.
 Aniston wrecks it again. What little there was. October 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
With Jennifer Aniston, it always seems you know what's going to happen in a film. There's never a mystery of surprise in any movie I've seen her in. Terrible acting. Kevin Costner and Shirley MacLaine's parts weren't any funnier. I'll save you time here. THIS REVIEW NOT HELPFUL.
 Aniston Is Great As Usual July 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a movie where Jennifer shows all the attributes of a top actress. Whether you like the script or not, (and it is quite unusual), Jennifer makes you believe that she is real. She can be emotional, funny, sad and just plain lovable.
The plot has her tracing a link between her family and the family portrayed in the famous movie, "The Graduate", rumored to be a real California family.
She is a much underrated actress and this picture can be watched more than once with gusto.
Rumor Has It March 30, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
The Graduate is a classic cult film, and since this movie was based on it, I was hoping for the best, but not expecting much. I was never more wrong! Jennifer Aniston was refreshing, but I had dry heaves when she slept with a man her mother and grandmother did especially when she thought at first he could be her father. That is just not entertaining in any situation. Kevin Costner was good in his role, but the ewwww factor was too much. Mark Ruffalo gave probably his best performance to date. The most surprising performance was from Shirley MacLaine, and she was absolutely fabulous. She held her own in every scene. It didn't matter who she shared screen time with, she stole the limelight.
Ummm... March 25, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Do you know the old joke about deflecting the pain from one part of your body by taking, say, a hammer to your toes? No matter how many times I swung the hammer I could not deflect the pain that was this movie.
Really, people? An average of three stars? This movie was horrible. Rent it before you buy it. And don't in-store rent it; on-line rent it, since it is money already spent. Don't spend an extra cent to watch this film.
Set fire to your money instead of buying this. You'll thank me later.
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