Screenwriters Gregory Poirier and Theresa Rebeck elevate the drama above and beyond its trivial nature with some decent dialogue and some nifty misdirection.
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Gossip (2000)
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Reviews Counted:65
Fresh:18
Rotten:47
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Gossip drags on far beyond its entertainment value.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: An intriguing drama that uses for its premise the potentially damaging concept of spreading rumors. On a college campus, three friends decide to do a group assignment on the effects of GOSSIP. They... [More]
Starring: James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson
Director: Davis Guggenheim
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Reviews for Gossip
Shallow Grave by way of Cruel Intentions, a breezy, entertaining mind-twister in which things spiral out of control for lots of good-looking kids and various alliances and narrative trap doors keep the audience enjoyably guessing as to who's
10/21/02
The movie has some compelling ideas about truth and how rumors take on lives of their own.
01/01/00
[The] complex seeming premise of Gossip is simple and clever in its presentation and development.
01/01/00
Its jagged and cynical undertone is a cut above typically banal teen fare.
01/01/00
A modern day morality play about the harm that can come to those who are the targets of this kind of rancor.
03/13/02
An engrossing tale adapted into a taut screenplay.
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01/01/00
Yes, this is a pretty good one.
01/01/00
Takes you on a smart and sassy roller coaster ride.
10/21/02
A taut second half in which the plot turns back on itself in some surprising twists makes up for the lethargic first half.
11/06/02
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07/14/06
A sense of unreality permeates the movie, which allows for some far-fetched plot turns. Far-fetched is OK. Close-fetched thrillers aren't worth watching.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt has a little more style than substance, but nevertheless Gossip is head-and-shoulders above many other college-age movies.
06/05/02
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01/01/00
It's entertaining in a trashy sort of way.
01/01/00
Full of ludicrous moments.
01/01/00
Gossip breaks out of the teen genre in surprising and ultimately pleasing ways .
01/01/00
The performances by this Young Hollywood set are nothing short of ordinary, and cameos from vets Olmos and Bogosian are downright embarrassing.
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