Muse

Pros: I liked the basic idea.
Cons: It got too wierd at the end.

What should you do if you lose your writing “edge?” Well, for starters you could watch this video. You will think that even your bad stuff is as good as this story, and The Muse hit Hollywood pay dirt. Hey, let’s all send in a...

Pros: For die-hard Albert Brooks fans only....or those who want a three-second glimpse of a naked Sharon Stone
Cons: A comedy that takes wrong turns down dead-end alleys and eventually runs out of gas

Like the loud, egocentric cocktail party guest, Hollywood just loves talking about itself. Who can blame studios for not wanting to break out of their familiar cocoon? After all, it’s their world…we just live in it.

Since the day when Thomas...

Pros: Albert Brooks as a neurotic whiner! Ha!
Cons: You name it.

Apparently, Albert Brooks belongs in the "every-other" category of filmmakers, as in every other movie he makes fills me with the desire to scream. If you can find two more unbearable movies than this and The Scout, well then good for you- You...

Pros: Sharon Stone..Sharon Stone NUDE!:)
Cons: Eh...i've seen better.

Albert Brooks created one of the most sophisticated comedies of all time, "Lost In America". That movie was pure genius. "The Muse", unfortunately is not even close to being that funny. But it did make me laugh enough for me to...

Pros: Consistently Amusing, Sharon Stone's Terrific
Cons: Dead Spots; May Be Funnier to Hollywood Insiders

Any writer, anyone who has ever even attempted to write, knows about the disease. It is the bane of writers everywhere, more feared by writers than AIDS, cancer, or the ebola virus. It's writer's block, that dread moment when the writer faces the blank...

Pros: Great comic writing
Cons: Comedy diluted by a bad case of sour grapes

Albert Brooks must’ve been sleeping in on the morning the gods passed out charisma. The ghostly pale, doughboy-faced Brooks has never had much of a screen presence, but here he manages to infect all scenes he’s in – including those with a zesty Sharon...

Pros: Albert Brooks, great supporting cast
Cons: not likely to convert non-Brooks fans

I will admit my bias right up front: If I had to make a list of reasons I'm glad I'm alive, comedian-writer-director Albert Brooks would surely be in my top ten.

But through Brooks has been directing his own movie comedies for 20 years, he...

Pros: A great start
Cons: A terrible finish

Brooks’ latest alter ego Stephen Phillips doesn’t have writer’s block, per se; he’s artistically impotent. Only a week after winning a humanitarian award for his body of work, Stephen suffers at the hand of a young pup executive who pans his latest...

Pros: Wryly amusing "inside" story about movie-making
Cons: Ironic concept fizzles out as Brooks misses many cues

Sharon Stone is an irresistible comedienne in Albert Brooks' slightly surreal send-up of the motion picture business.

Taking a whiny cue from Woody Allen, Brooks plays a skewed version of himself - a neurotic, middle-aged...

Pros: The Muse is entertaining, funny and is a unique film
Cons: This film was often overlooked because their a few people who enjoy Albert Brook's sense of humor.

"The Muse" starts out with Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks) a veteran screenwriter, receiving an award only to find out that his management really believes that he has "lost his edge." He returns home to his wife
Mrs. Phillips...

Pros: Zip
Cons: When will Hollywood ASK a viewer what he/she thinks of an idea?

You live in West Hollywood? You're gonna LOVE this film. For the other 99.99% of the nation, toss this one in the dumpster. There's little worse than a parody that fails, but boy does this one get on your nerves, even with the cameos of James Cameron...

Pros: Sometimes funny
Cons: Brooks is a whiner, Most jokes fall flat

"The Muse" has a promising premise. Steven Phillips (Albert Brooks) is a formerly successful but now struggling screenwriter. Desperate for inspiration, he follows the advice of fellow writer Jack (Jeff Bridges and hires Sarah (Sharon Stone),...

Pros: Funny, Great Cast, Camoes, Really good ending
Cons: Very hard to grasp plot.

The muse was a movie I was not to excited on seeing. The story had no impact on me at all. Brooks is a screen writer that ran out of ideas. Not a common situation for me to be in. However this movie was very interesting. It kept me very entertained...

Pros: Good first act. Pretty good performance by Albert Brooks.
Cons: Flat characters and a boring story.

I rented this film from Blockbuster because I am an Albert Brooks fan. He has acted in many of my favorite films, such as "Taxi Driver" and "Broadcast News." As an aspiring screenwriter, the topic of this film, I thought I would...

Pros: Acidic Albert Brooks one-liners
Cons: Meanders somewhat toward the end

Albert Brooks is like a more mainstream, less prolific Woody Allen. In his films, he almost always plays the same protagonist – a neurotic, insecure writer who must defend himself against the stupidity of the outside world. It’s only the surroundings...