The Muse

1999

Action / Comedy

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 78 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.8/10 10 11750 11.8K

screenwriter muse

Plot summary

With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.

Director

Albert Brooks Photo
Albert Brooks

Top cast

Mark Feuerstein Photo
Mark Feuerstein as Josh Martin
Steven Wright Photo
Steven Wright as Stan Spielberg
Jennifer Tilly Photo
Jennifer Tilly as Jennifer Tilly
Sharon Stone Photo
Sharon Stone as Sarah Little
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882.64 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 1
1.54 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by namashi_1 6 / 10

A Decent Attempt by Brooks!

Albert Brooks makes a Decent Attempt with his 1999-comedy 'The Muse'. Its a light-hearted film, that doesn't tax your brains. 'The Muse' is a comedy about a neurotic screenwriter & his modern-day muse.'The Muse' is entertaining, but only in portions. While the first-hour is funny & well-paced, the second-hour takes a dip. The Writing isn't tight, nor is the pace. Brooks's Screenplay succeeds in the first-hour, but later-on, everything slows down. Brooks's Direction, on the other-hand, is very well-done. Performance-Wise: Brooks can never be doubted as an actor. He's exceptional, as always. Sharon Stone enacts the nagging/materialistic chick delightfully well. Andie MacDowell is natural to the core. Jeff Bridges is winsome in a cameo. Martin Scorsese & James Cameron are fun in one-scene appearances.On the whole, If you want to get Amused...Watch 'The Muse'.
Reviewed by KUAlum26 7 / 10

Funny, if a bit below what one expects out of Albert Brooks

Writer/Director/Star Albert Brooks and co-writer Monica Johnson's somewhat jaundiced view ofachievement and success in Hollywood is the inspiration for this movie. While a bit gimmicky and aimless,it is still quite funny and satisfies in a way he's known for doing(Lost in America,Defending Your Life and Mother spring to mind for me personally).Writer Steven Miller has won what seems to be his umpteenth Humanitarian award for his work in the industry,and being a longtime veteran of penning scripts that get critical acclaim but receive little or no commercial reward,he finds himself at a crossroads for his career. In a moment of personal breakdown in front of his friend Jack(Jeff Bridges,very good in something just a little bit more than a cameo here) recommends that he use the services of a beautiful and spoiled woman named Sarah(Sharon Stone,very fine here),whose exact job is to be a Muse,or inspiration,for artists to do their most successful work. Reluctant at first,Steven takes the Muse in and,after running through hoops for her in ways that seem not worth the effort,his script inspiration takes a commercial(if not quality)turn for the seemingly better. Things complicate when Steven's wife Laura(Andie MacDowall,who rarely seems different in any role she does anymore)ferrets out Sarah,thinking he's husband is having an affair with her. He isn't,and the two become friends,and Sarah's artistic inspiration rubs off on Laura as well.A skewering of the Hollywood industry is served up in the first half of the movie,followed by the last half being somewhat of an actualization story. Uneven? Sure. But the material is kept light enough to please anyone's dry grown-up humor,particularly one who value's Brooks' style.
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