Stone

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It's been a tough road for Edward Norton - you see, he is a star... but he kind of is a forgotten one. Sure, he had The Incredible Hulk... but... come one, we were there for the green monster in that one.

Here he is back with Stone, yet another flick which no one will see, but is yet another fine display of his acting skills.

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 Stone, a thought-provoking drama directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil, We Don’t Live Here Anymore) and written by Angus McLachlan (Junebug).

As parole officer Jack Mabry (De Niro) counts the days toward a quiet retirement (aren't they always doing that?), he is asked to review the case of Gerald "Stone" Creeson (Norton), in prison for covering up the murder of his grandparents with a fire.

Now eligible for early release, Stone needs to convince Jack he has reformed, but his attempts to influence the older man's decision have profound and unexpected effects on them both. Stone skillfully weaves together the parallel journeys of two men grappling with dark impulses, as the line between lawman and lawbreaker becomes precariously thin.

Stone's superb ensemble features Milla Jovovich as Lucetta (Stone's sexy, casually amoral wife) and Golden Globe winner Frances Conroy as Jack's devout, long-suffering spouse.

Don't get us wrong, this will be an amazing movie... but do you really see yourself forking out your hard earned cash to see something this depressing?