Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Sarah Huttinger learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" -- and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event.
Rumor Has It... has a clever comedic premise built on riffing The Graduate's legacy, and Jennifer Aniston along with Kevin Costner give passable performances. However, the execution is uneven—the romantic comedy mechanics feel formulaic, the cinematography is unremarkable and flat, and the ending fails to deliver a satisfying or memorable resolution. The novelty of the meta-premise earns it a slight bump, but the film ultimately squanders its interesting conceit.