jayyarm Review of The Stone Merchant

The Stone Merchant (2006)

Dumb movie - I'm going to spoil the ending!!!

[1/10 · 28 September 2008]

OK, I've never done this before, but this movie is so bad, I must comment (and I wish there was a 0/10 choice). I didn't mind the acting so much as the writing and plot. First of all, the whole thing rests on a series of coincidences and acts of God (or Allah, if you prefer). Second, it requires more suspension of disbelief than I can muster to accept the instant, lustful attraction the lovely Jane March has for the almost 70 year old and fat Harvey Keitel. Third, the statement is made that while all Muslims are not terrorists, ALL terrorists are Muslims, and this is accepted despite it's obvious untruth (red brigade, IRA, Bader-Meinhoff to name a few), plus the fact that there are no Muslims in the movie who are not terrorists. Lastly, the ending makes no sense and undermines the entire premise of the plot - SPOILER, SPOILER, SPOILER - The whole purpose of the seduction and manipulation was to get Leda to drive the bomb carrying car (kind of small for the damage done, BTW) on-board the ferry so it could be set off - but there was F. Murray Abraham in front of her ON the boat committing suicide with the cell phone trigger, so why didn't he just drive or carry the bomb himself and save all the complications - it wasn't as though there was any security at all when boarding.