Movie #533 "Stone" is a character study with a bit of a twist. Halfway through the film, I was feeling that I had seen the film before, just not acted as well as this one --------then, as the Deniro character becomes less sympathetic and immoral, the Norton character switches places and becomes more sympathetic, as he becomes more spiritual, philosophical and pensive. The plot device that is used (basically it's the wife) seemed stale to me, and so demeaning to women that I just didn't care for that part at all -------but I did like the acting of both men -----they are very capable, and they work really well together (they've worked together on another film that was better than this - it's called "The Score") .
3 out of 5 stars
Stone
(2010) R
Edward Norton plays a convicted arsonist who hopes to get out of prison early by putting to work the seductive talents of his beautiful wife, Lucetta (Milla Jovovich). Robert DeNiro plays the parole officer who is the target of the couple's cat-and-mouse scheming. John Curran (The Painted Veil) directs this subtle psychological thriller based on the play by screenwriter Angus MacLachlan (Junebug).
Genre:Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Mysteries, Psychological Thrillers
This movie is:Dark, Suspenseful
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