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Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 21 critic reviews
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Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Gregory Poirier (also story)
Theresa Rebeck
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Release Date:
Theatrical: April 21, 2000
DVD: October 31, 2000
Running Time: 91 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for sexual content including language, and for brief violence
Starring Joshua Jackson, James Marsden, Lena Heady, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson, Sharon Lawrence, and Edward James Olmos
Sex, deception and rumor detonate when fellow university students and roommates Derrick (Marsden), Jones (Headey) and Travis (Reedus) collaborate on their new journalism class assignment: identifying the link between news and gossip. (Warner Brothers)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Has a high-gloss, heightened style reminiscent of that of the film's executive producer, Joel Schumacher.
Read Full Review >TNT RoughCut Graham Verdon
A disposable flick.
Chicago Tribune Monica Eng
Suffers from an overwhelming sense of teen movie facility and "Murder She Wrote" neatness.
Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
The strong young cast keeps the film from being a total waste.
LA Weekly John Patterson
Gossip is trash, but it's well-written, slickly directed trash.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Loren King
Owes less to any film genre than to TV soap operas offered with far fewer pretensions on any given afternoon.
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Chop off the last two or three minutes, fade to black, and you have a decent film.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
For all its pretense of critiquing our tabloid culture, it amounts to much ado about nothing.
USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
A glossy wisp of a cautionary tale.
Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
The message must have got lost somewhere in the plot twists of this would-be topical thriller about the power of hearsay on a college campus.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
If you're looking for a 90-minute post-teen soap opera with pretty people, ludicrous hairpin turns and a whopper of an ending, the movie will keep you mindlessly off balance.
Read Full Review >Newsweek Ted Gideonse
Hampered by a silly plot and flat script.
San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris
One of those truly biodegradable experiences.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A total waste of time.
New York Post Lou Lumenick
A glossy, shallow thriller where not a single scene rings true.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.1 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Natalie B. gave it a 6:
To be fair, despite the predictable teenage flick cliches, you know, nice looking but dangerous guy, a plot that revolved around sex blah blah blah, I didn't think this was an at all bad film! Trashy, yes, but well directed, and did make a fairly valid point about the blurring of entertainment/reality news, and the media's willingness to exaggerate in order to sell. Pair play to it!
Riichard S. gave it a 7:
Enjoyable and slick, all this movie needed to make it complete was a better ending.
Anton gave it a 3:
Sully film and not more...
Marion M. gave it a 5:
Read the reviews and saw the flick...who says movies HAVE to be intelligent?...besides, ALL movies have SOME societal value...i'd actually watch this again because 1) i remember the actors were pretty and 2) i've forgotten most of it...hahaha.
Blanco A. gave it a 2:
In the words of the great ones at Daily Radar, this film is a steaming pile.
Irene de J. gave it a 10:
It was the best movie I had ever seen because it has the greatest actors!
