Synopsis ~ Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro and Oscar® nominee Edward Norton deliver powerful performances as a seasoned corrections official and a scheming inmate whose lives become dangerously intertwined in this “gritty and engrossing thriller” (Steve O’Brien, WCBS-FM). Jack Mabry (De Niro), a parole officer days away from retirement, is asked to review the case of Gerald “Stone” Creeson (Norton), in prison for arson.
Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man’s decision with his wife Lucetta (Milla Jovovich) have profound and unexpected effects on them both. This tale of passion, betrayal and corruption skillfully weaves together the parallel journeys of two men grappling with dark impulses, as the line between lawman and lawbreaker becomes precariously thin.
- The Making Of Stone
- Theatrical Trailer
Stone is definitely a film to be witnessed for its actors, because while Norton’s corny-rows are annoyingly distracting for all the wrong reasons – seriously, corn rows… what white actor has ever pulled this off… please stop -– the performances given by everyone involved are equally attracting for all the right ones.
Containing only a brief Making-Of Featurette made up mostly of interview and film scene footage, the extras lack the usual bit of lure that tempts most who would typically tune in, and though the Theatrical Trailer also accompanies its not nearly as inviting as a commentary would have been.
So if killer thrillers mixed with emotional blow-ups zoomed in close-up make your suspense gauges go up, then Stone is a delectable bite of brooding debauchery.
Actors: Robert De Niro | Edward Norton | Milla Jovovich | Frances Conroy
Director: John Curran
Central Writers: Angus MacLachlan
Theatrical Release: October 7, 2010
Blu-Ray/DVD Release: January 18, 2011
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Supporting Cast and more Writers found HERE
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