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The Muse is an odd sort of comedy, definitely not your run of the mill typical Hollywood comedy. I thought it was OK. They took an unusual premise and made a movie about it, with big name stars. It had some genuinely funny moments and the premise was a good one.
The Muse is a likable movie in a lot of ways but does suffer from very slow pacing. There are some really funny moments but also moments when the movie tries to hard. The cast for the most part was good. But I was a bit baffled by the casting of Stone as the muse.
The main thing about This movie: The Muse is that, for a movie with such a whimsical storyline, it lacked a certain fanciful quality. I'd have liked this to be more of a fairytale and in that regard, it was hard for me to see stone in the part of Muse. Not because she isn't talented or beautiful which she is, but because she is very intense and there's an edge to her. I'd have liked to see someone softer, more delicate in the role. Likewise, Andy McDowell seems miscast as the wife. I think it would have been better if Andy had played the Muse. She does have a more ethereal quality then Stone. The Muse could have been such a whimsical movie but I did feel the female casting was off even though the movie is above average in general. I'd rate this a 6.5 of 10.
The Muse is an odd sort of comedy, definitely not your run of the mill typical Hollywood comedy. I thought it was OK. They took an unusual premise and made a movie about it, with big name stars. It had some genuinely funny moments and the premise was a good one.
The Muse is a likable movie in a lot of ways but does suffer from very slow pacing. There are some really funny moments but also moments when the movie tries to hard. The cast for the most part was good. But I was a bit baffled by the casting of Stone as the muse.
The main thing about This movie: The Muse is that, for a movie with such a whimsical storyline, it lacked a certain fanciful quality. I'd have liked this to be more of a fairytale and in that regard, it was hard for me to see stone in the part of Muse. Not because she isn't talented or beautiful which she is, but because she is very intense and there's an edge to her. I'd have liked to see someone softer, more delicate in the role. Likewise, Andy McDowell seems miscast as the wife. I think it would have been better if Andy had played the Muse. She does have a more ethereal quality then Stone. The Muse could have been such a whimsical movie but I did feel the female casting was off even though the movie is above average in general. I'd rate this a 6.5 of 10.