Stone (2010)
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Critic Consensus: Stone boasts a cast that includes Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, and Milla Jovovich, and it features strong dialogue, but it's ultimately undone by its heavy-handed symbolism and overabundant plot twists.
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Cast
as Madylyn Mabry
as Jack Mabry
as Gerald "Stone" Creeson
as Lucetta Creeson
as Guard #1
as Candace
as Frank
as Young Madylyn
as Black Inmate
as Sincere Inmate #1
as White Power Inmate #2
as Infirmary Guard
as Bobby's Widow
as Inmate #3
as Madylyn's Friend #3
as Young Jack
as Police Captain
as Janice
as Lucetta's Man #1
as Warden
as Lucetta's Man #2
as Miss Dickerson
as Guard Peters
as Young Candace
as Young Candace
as Young Candace
as Guard #2
as Guard #3
as Pastor
as Lead Teacher Amanda
as Lead Teacher
as Neighbor #1/Madylyn's Friend #1
as Sincere Inmate #2
as Inmate #1/Teach
as Inmate #2
as Inmate #4
as Inmate #5
as Child
as Walters
as Liquor Store Owner
as Lucetta's Man #3
as Madalyn's Friend #2
as Madylyn's Friend #4
as White Power Inmate #1
as Ex-Con
as Larry
as Some Guy
as Girl
as ND Driver
as ND Driver
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Critic Reviews for Stone
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A disconcerting and challenging film. It leaves you wondering. How cool is that?
You can feel the movie's gears grinding throughout, first in the rote suspense mechanics and later in the ham-fisted religiosity (conveyed through an endless soundtrack of evangelistic talk radio).
Stone is that rare film that refuses to be easy.
As in every good dialogue-driven film, talk equals action. The excitement here is sparked by the verbal and gestural give-and-take between the actors.
An ambiguous film boasting a quartet of mesmerizing performances...
The craftsmanship is impeccable as is the acting, but the storytelling is where the movie falls down. And with such a poorly realized narrative, it's hard to be enthusiastic about the many things Stone does right.
Audience Reviews for Stone
This has to be one of the more, I think, underrated films of the past couple of years. The film is a prison drama centered around a parole officer nearing retirement who gets locked into a psychological duel with a convicted arsonist and the man's alluring wife-both of whom will do what it takes to convince the officer to help make early release possible. The film is all about control, manipulation, psychological games, and the motifs of religious belief, guilt, and temptation. Much of it is quite well done, but the rest is a little iffy, and could have been handled better, particularly how the narrative is executed. I do like the performances though, because those are definitely the highlight. Robert De Niro and Edward Norton reteam for the first time since The Score, and they are very impressive to watch, mostly because they are both acting somewhat against type. The really impressive person here though, is Milla Jovovich. She gives a very compelling and convincing performance without ever getting to over the top. It's a real treat to see her in action. Give this one a chance. It's flawed, but decent and compelling enough to warrant a viewing.
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Yet again Norton out-acts De Niro in a film where the acting is more superior than the story line. It does have it's moments, but also toward the end, it does drag and there is hope for excitement which does not deliver, it's a straight forward story with no hidden surprises, but enjoyable performances.
Super Reviewer
A film that just didn't go anywhere or do anything for me. Sad to see Robert De Niro star in such a terrible film. Glad I didn't pay movie ticket prices. Left a lot to be desired. 2 1/2 stars.
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Stone Quotes
| Madylyn: | What was seemingly a great film throughout left the answer to the synopsis by the ending that says, "Oh, by the way, there was no reason whatsoever to watch this because once you watch it, there becomes more questions than you even imagined while you contemplated even watching it". It could have been so great, but these new trendy film-makers think it's so cool to leave such a powerfully conceived idea open in the end that I hope they never make another film again. |
| Stone: | They say the sound part comes first. They say, when you experience a spiritual truth, that it comes to you as a sound that goes through you, changes your vibration, gets you back in the harmony. Like God's tuning fork or something... And then, if you let that happen to you, then you get the light, you get an illumination. |
| Stone: | Things they say go on forever - like... what's that mean, you know? The sky, like, they say the sky goes on forever. But what is that really? That's - I mean, you can't see nothing you can't see, so... it's like a big bowl of blue above you. You can see clouds during the day or you can see stars at night maybe, but even with a telescope you can't see forever. So how do they know? |