“The Poison Rose” (** out of four) was a wan detective story about a weary private investigator (a miscast John Travolta) hired by a femme-fatale (a facelifted Famke Janssen) to uncover a mystery but this puts him in the crossfire against a sinister doctor (Brendan Fraser), a ruthless businessman (Morgan Freeman), and a politically ambitious sherriff (Robert Patrick). Good cast is left high-and-dry by a tired story which feels like warmed-over Phillip Marlowe. At least the Georgia scenery is pretty and adds some atmosphere. One of the three (!) directors is George Gallo who wrote “Midnight Run” which had more juice and electricity in one scene than this entire movie.