Metacritic Movie Ratings
Stone Reviews

3.0

out of 100

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Mixed or average reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

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75

out of 100

Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
De Niro is so good at playing a man who has essentially emasculated himself because of fear of his anger, so that sex and anger may be leashed in precisely the opposite way, as in "Raging Bull." And Norton, the puppetmaster - it may not even be freedom he requires, but simply the pleasure of controlling others to obtain it.

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75

out of 100

Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Genuinely odd in its mixture of bluntness and indirection, screenwriter Angus MacLachlan's study in biblical temptation is saved from its own heavy-handedness by a fine quartet of actors.

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50

out of 100

USA TodayClaudia Puig
Nothing is etched in anything remotely resembling a hard surface in Stone.

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50

out of 100

Variety
Though nearly sabotaged by the ridiculous sexual subplot at its center, this soul-searching drama works best at the character level, couching insights about sin and forgiveness under the guise of conventional genre entertainment.

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50

out of 100

The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The results prove disappointing, simultaneously over the top and underwhelming.

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42

out of 100

Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Milla Jovovich slinks cartoonishly as Stone's seductive wife, on a mission to compromise the lawman. Lordy.

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40

out of 100

The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
There is not a credible moment in this overly calculated melodrama.

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