The Muse: ***1/2
"The Muse" is witty, wry, and charming. I really enjoyed this movie. Alfred Brooks is so great at playing neurotic characters. Sharon Stone is always great and the real surprise is from Andie MacDowell. She is very funny in this movie. The story is as follows: Steven Phillips (Brooks) is a struggling screenwriter. He was nominated for an Oscar, but since then, he's lost his edge. Jack Warrack (Jeff Bridges) tells him to get a muse to inspire him. Because, of course, that's what a muse's job is... to inspire! Sarah Little (Stone) is the muse. She has helped such great directors as James Cameron and "Marty" Scorsese.
"The Muse" is not a movie to watch when you are feeling silly. It is a smart comedy with smart jokes. That's what makes it brilliant. It's not a comedy like some of the stupid movies out there today (i.e. "Dude Where's My Car?"), it has class. It's smart and it knows it's smart. The screenplay is very funny. It has cutting edge dialogue. Just one little note though: I feel that Alfred Brooks is playing the same character in his movies. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's not necessarily a good thing either.
"The Muse" is witty, wry, and charming. I really enjoyed this movie. Alfred Brooks is so great at playing neurotic characters. Sharon Stone is always great and the real surprise is from Andie MacDowell. She is very funny in this movie. The story is as follows: Steven Phillips (Brooks) is a struggling screenwriter. He was nominated for an Oscar, but since then, he's lost his edge. Jack Warrack (Jeff Bridges) tells him to get a muse to inspire him. Because, of course, that's what a muse's job is... to inspire! Sarah Little (Stone) is the muse. She has helped such great directors as James Cameron and "Marty" Scorsese.
"The Muse" is not a movie to watch when you are feeling silly. It is a smart comedy with smart jokes. That's what makes it brilliant. It's not a comedy like some of the stupid movies out there today (i.e. "Dude Where's My Car?"), it has class. It's smart and it knows it's smart. The screenplay is very funny. It has cutting edge dialogue. Just one little note though: I feel that Alfred Brooks is playing the same character in his movies. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's not necessarily a good thing either.