Something gnawed at me while watching “Rumor Has It.” I mean, the studios never make a film without some ulterior motive behind it these days. Every film is an attempt at a franchise, or gimmick, is a prequel, or sequel, and some of them are unofficial remakes. “Rumor Has It” is a twist on “The Graduate,” or so it says. One has to wonder, are the studios planning a remake of “The Graduate”? Ten years ago I’d have scoffed it off, but these days? It’s not without its merits. I’d say yes. “Rumor Has It” takes the book of “The Graduate” and posits it in reality. What if the granddaughter of Mrs. Robinson and the young man she slept with was real? But that’s not the most underhanded deed behind “Rumor Has It.” What the director Rob Reiner does is take one of the more entertaining romance dramedies of the 20^th century, and turn it into a really cheesy romance comedy. Mark Ruffalo is the forgettable love interest number yet again, Jennifer Aniston Rachel’s it up yet again unable to flex her personality, and Kevin Costner hangs on to the threads of his career.

It would like to be considered a quasi-sequel, or a spin-off, but really it’s just another really crappy Hollywood product riding on the coattails of a really good film. And no, you can not replace Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, that’s impossible you stupid people. So “Rumor Has It” intimates that within the labyrinth of inconsistencies, and sheer confusing plot twists, that somewhere along the line the story of “The Graduate” actually took off from real events save for artistic liberties. Except Beau, the resident alpha dog of the film really sleepwalks through this role. He’s boring and often bland as the “hunk” who romances all of the women in the story including Aniston, and Ruffalo yet again really serves no actual importance beyond the doting fiancé Aniston’s character strings along for the entire hundred minutes. “Rumor Has It” is a tedious drab affair, without anything worth remembering. Thankfully, it doesn’t destroy the memories of “The Graduate.”

Even if I were a woman, I'd still hate this awfully tedious unfunny drab quasi-sequel that leeches off the quality of one of the best romance dramedies of all time. Costner lags, Ruffalo sags, Costner is lifeless, while Aniston shows why she can't muster up a decent part to save her life.

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