Review of The Muse (1999) by Eric — 19 Jul 2010
I normally like Albert Brooks's films. Obviously Broadcast News and Defending Your Life are fantastic, and in those films, his neurotic, Woody Allen demeanor is charming, clever, and funny. But here he's just annoying and occasionally he's almost creepily over-bearing.
As a film, The Muse has a lot of wasted time spent on people driving in the "beautiful" plasticity of L.A. and banal dialogue like "You should call him." [Dramatic pause.] "I'll call him.
" A film exploring the writing process might have been more interesting, but like his character, I fear Brooks has lost his edge.
This review of The Muse (1999) was written by Eric on 19 Jul 2010.
The Muse has generally received mixed reviews.
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