The Muse is amusing, pleasant and generally enjoyable, which would be enough for most filmmakers, but from someone of Albert Brooks' caliber, we have a right to expect more.
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The Muse (1999)
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Reviews Counted:75
Fresh:40
Rotten:35
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Despite quirky and original writing, the subject matter feels too removed to produce laughs.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Albert Brooks is Steven Phillips, a veteran screenwriter of 17 films who is told he has lost his edge. A fellow writer with a string of successes under his belt (Jeff Bridges) refers Phillips to... [More]
Starring: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges
Director: Albert Brooks
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Perversely amusing!
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When cameos are the highlight of your movie, your movie needs a little more work.
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Beautiful as always, Stone shows a real flair for comedy that may signal a new career direction for the former femme fatale.
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Brooks has succeeded in making a movie that deserves to be shunned by moviegoers.
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There's enough good fun in this yarn to make us believe that the highly talented Brooks has spent most of his creative time in the presence of his muse.
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The Muse is as consistently funny as it is smartly tooled.
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Top CriticThe Muse is an underdeveloped, lackluster effort, despite a sparkling comic turn by Sharon Stone.
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The screenplay, despite containing a number of droll one-liners and a pair of deliciously funny scenes, possesses a turgid, directionless feel.
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Top CriticThe movie's big accomplishment turns out to be giving Stone an opportunity to display her previously unseen lighter side, a challenge the actress eagerly accepts.
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One of Brooks' most broadly entertaining films.
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Top CriticAs a director, Brooks taps directly into Sharon Stone's funny bone; her glowing gift for comedy is enough to make you forgive and forget her many high-profile bombs.
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The lead performances of Brooks, MacDowell, and Stone are critical to the story’s success, and ultimately fall flat.
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This intelligent if not entirely satisfactory film should please Brooks' hardcore fans, but should have a harder time entertaining the average moviegoer.
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