A worthless series of events, and Stone can lick my marbles.

Rating: 5/10 (31 December 2006)

The Scorcese/De Niro/Pesci teaming should work on all levels, such as in RAGING BULL and GOODFELLAS. However, this film fails in too many places, which deteriorates the well-intentioned scenes. Romantic side-stories, such as the one in De Niro's HEAT, rely on uncompromising female counterparts to mangle the story, the hero's strength, and the overall enjoyment of the movie. Now, here we have Sharon Stone. Her character is so imbalanced, from the time she is introduced, to the end, that there really is no justification for it. Here are some major flaws with her performance/character:
* She's on top of the world at the beginning.
* She snags a millionaire playboy, Sam.
* She still has feelings for Lester (ragged James Woods).
* Golddigger.
* Child endangerment issues.
* Screws Nicky (Pesci) several times.
* Druggie.
Now, what kind of a woman, for no real reason at all, would ditch the rather handsome Sam, to screw Lester and Nicky. Her character is so unreasonable, that we want to see her killed, like Nicky and his brother. All scenes, without Stone, are quite enthralling. When she enters the ring, keep your finger on the FF button on your remote.