Stone - 1 star out of 10

Stone - 1 star out of 10

"Stone" is lacking something... quality.  After viewing it, I'm still trying to figure out why I did not turn it off early on in the movie.  It is the only 105 minute film that I have ever experienced that goes through distinct phases.  There is a religion phase, a philosophical phase, a phase where the sex and nudity never seem to end (to the point of looking away because it just needs to end), unending language without a purpose (which I like to call the "Tourette's Phase"),  and of course the oft-recurring "boring phase."  Even with Robert DeNiro, Edward Norton, and Milla Jovovich's names on the poster, the acting falls short because this script is just so boring.  The script drones on and on.  Probably the only redeeming quality of the film is Norton's character, who has some depth but doesn't even fit into this story very well.  I just don't care about any of these characters and will save you the time, because you won't care about them either.  This movie gets a strong thumbs-down.