why did i ever see this movie? perhaps because my girlfriend is (justifiably) a fan of mark ruffulo.
so here's what i posted in imdb. (don't tell me, i already know i have some attributes of a sad man).
"The Graduate" was a movie that tried to show how disillusionment with superficial middle-class life makes some people do stupid and immoral things, and how love nevertheless helps people to regain their soul. It was a taboo-breaking, funny, poetic film with an incredible soundtrack.
"Rumor Has It" is a take on "The Graduate". In contrast, the new movie, in effect, merely demonstrates that Republican fogies living comfortable in Pasadena know the secret to life. The only people who question the great middle-class dream are neurotic, but not to worry: after sleeping around they find happiness in marriage, tradition, and work.
The soundtrack of this stinker of a movie is mediocre. The sex is sleazy and embarrassing. Costner and McLaine do some first-class acting but Buffalo is bovine and Aniston, despite having exceptional comic talent, is an unconvincing Everywoman -- she looks like she works out four hours a day.
To be avoided.