Review of Stone (2010) by Eric S — 26 Jan 2011

This film has a brilliant cast consisting of Edward Norton, Robert De Nro and Milla Jovovich, but the storyline is a bit of a mess. Sure the acting is first rate with Norton's fine character portrayal of an imprisoned arsonist named Stone followed nicely with his conniving, adulterous wife Lucetta(Milla Jovovich) and his parole officer Jack(Robert De Niro) who is basically just as questionable as those he sees in his job.

That being said, there is some interesting material here that doesn't quite commit to the film's hour and forty-five minute length. However, if you like these actors, there are some fine scenes here that I wish had been executed in better fashion. So basically, you've got to pull what's good out of somewhat of a mess and see what you can make of it.