Rumours lampoons the po-faced affirmations of progress and unity that fill our airwaves (while the planet burns) by asking respectable, commanding actors to make world leaders look incredibly silly as they scramble to respond to a global threat.
It was time for a new Persuasion, but this isn’t it. The diverse casting is great, and there’s some good acting, but this film manages to try too hard at everything except what Jane Austen’s novel is about.
