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Gossip

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Gossip reviews
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6.1 User Score:

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)

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...

75

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Has a high-gloss, heightened style reminiscent of that of the film's executive producer, Joel Schumacher.

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60

TNT RoughCut Graham Verdon

A disposable flick.

50

Chicago Tribune Monica Eng

Suffers from an overwhelming sense of teen movie facility and "Murder She Wrote" neatness.

50

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

The strong young cast keeps the film from being a total waste.

50

LA Weekly John Patterson

Gossip is trash, but it's well-written, slickly directed trash.

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50

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Mostly hot air.

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50

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Entertaining in a trashy sort of way.

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50

Boston Globe Loren King

Owes less to any film genre than to TV soap operas offered with far fewer pretensions on any given afternoon.

50

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Chop off the last two or three minutes, fade to black, and you have a decent film.

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40

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Thoroughly preposterous on every level.

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40

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

For all its pretense of critiquing our tabloid culture, it amounts to much ado about nothing.

38

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

A glossy wisp of a cautionary tale.

30

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.

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30

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

Ludicrous trash, but it has style.

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30

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.

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25

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Truly depressing commentary.

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20

Newsweek Ted Gideonse

Hampered by a silly plot and flat script.

20

Film.com Robert Horton

Dumb and irritating.

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12

San Francisco Examiner Wesley Morris

One of those truly biodegradable experiences.

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10

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

A total waste of time.

0

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!

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