The Muse 1999

Critics score:
52 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Susan Stark, Detroit News: There are bits in this movie that are so bright, so amusing and so truly, madly, deeply tied to a life most of us will never know, that you can't help watching the film with fascination. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Quietly, consistently amusing. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: A knockout satire! Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: One of Brooks' most broadly entertaining films. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Perversely amusing! Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Albert Brooks pulls off a deft satire of Hollywood that benefits greatly from the clever casting of Sharon Stone. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: An embarrassment. Read more

Globe and Mail: Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more

Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The screenplay, despite containing a number of droll one-liners and a pair of deliciously funny scenes, possesses a turgid, directionless feel. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Smart, funny -- and edgy. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: More stupefying than entertaining. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: The Muse might have worked better if it didn't presume that we're all as interested in the machinations of Hollywood as Brooks is. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

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Todd McCarthy, Variety: Typically fresh and idiosyncratic in the writing but often flat directorially. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: The Muse is as consistently funny as it is smartly tooled. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: The list of great moments is virtually endless! Read more