I feel that someone needs to defend this movie...it was not that bad. Gossip is about three roommates who decide to start a rumor and track its growth, and as we all know, gossip spreads like wild fire. The cast of young actors did a wonderful job. James Marsden (last seen in Disturbing Behavior, with Josh Jackson's fellow Creeker Katie Holmes) and Marisa Coughlan (Teaching Mrs.Tingle) give wonderful performances and Kate Hudson does well as the innocent victim.
There are lots of twists and turns in this movie, so it may be somewhat confusing, but overall it is a good story. The only problem with this pic, is the length of time it takes to actually get to the climax. The first 30 mins, drags on for a while but the ending is fairly good. Another problem I think was that the movie was advertised as "starring Joshua Jackson" when in reality he was only in it for a few short scenes and had minimal dialouge. Most of the generation X'ers will go to see it for Josh Jackson and will be disappointed in that respect, but will find that in waiting for the scenes with Jackson in them, they will get wrapped up in the story anyway (which was probably the studios intent anyway).
Over all, "Gossip" is not the world's greatest film, but who really expected it to be anyway. Good acting, good story, bad production. This film could be so much more, but hey! Anyway you may or may not want to spend your money on this one...either catch a matinee or go on a cheap night, or simply wait till you can rent it. I would give "Gossip" a 5.5 out of 10...but look at it this way, it could be worse.
There are lots of twists and turns in this movie, so it may be somewhat confusing, but overall it is a good story. The only problem with this pic, is the length of time it takes to actually get to the climax. The first 30 mins, drags on for a while but the ending is fairly good. Another problem I think was that the movie was advertised as "starring Joshua Jackson" when in reality he was only in it for a few short scenes and had minimal dialouge. Most of the generation X'ers will go to see it for Josh Jackson and will be disappointed in that respect, but will find that in waiting for the scenes with Jackson in them, they will get wrapped up in the story anyway (which was probably the studios intent anyway).
Over all, "Gossip" is not the world's greatest film, but who really expected it to be anyway. Good acting, good story, bad production. This film could be so much more, but hey! Anyway you may or may not want to spend your money on this one...either catch a matinee or go on a cheap night, or simply wait till you can rent it. I would give "Gossip" a 5.5 out of 10...but look at it this way, it could be worse.