Stone
A soon to be retired parole officer named Jack (Robert De Niro) begins to question some of the difficult turns and choices of his life when a hardened and enigmatic prisoner named Stone (Edward Norton) enters his life. Complicating matters Stone convinces his gorgeous and manipulative wife Lucetta (Milla Jovovich) to help persuade Jack to release her husband. Now, wrestling with the demons of his past and the uncertainty of his own future Jack must make some difficult decisions, meanwhile a newfound interest in religion has Stone questioning his own path in life. 
Solid acting credits go to the entire ensemble including Frances Conroy who plays De Niro’s wife in this tour de force of dramatic heavyweights. Unfortunately, despite top notch talent the film never seems to reach its true potential for lack of a compelling script. By the end of the film we haven’t really seen a significant arc or change in any of our actors; rather, we get a handful of character studies that just kind of sit there which left me feeling distinctively “ho-hum.” Maybe worth a matinee on a rainy day. Stone is rated R.