Just what I expected

Great Film overall

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

Gloria (1999): Dir: Sidney Lumet / Cast: Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, George C. Scott, Cathy Moriarty, Bonnie Bedelia: It is a burning question as to why Sidney Lumet would remake the John Cassevette film for which he starred his wife Gena Rowlands? Plot regards a prostitute who takes a boy under her care. Sharon Stone spent three years in prison to cover her boyfriend's ass. He operates a mob in search of a disc that he killed a family to obtain but a boy survives. Feeling betrayed Stone protects the boy and steals the disc. Typical and predictable with way too much that we have seen before. A subway scene does nothing more than have Stone pursue the boy, and a scene involving her sister is not followed up. Directed by Sidney Lumet applies his skill but he is not creating the art he established with Network or Dog Day Afternoon. Stone is surprisingly good and handles humour effectively. She has seen the inside of a jail cell and the result of her sacrifice but now she slowly becomes a woman with responsibilities. Jeremy Northam plays the stereotypical villain. George C. Scott appears briefly and Cathy Moriarty is featured as Stone's sister who never seems to be used effectively. Regardless of one's thoughts on the Cassevetes film, this pointless remake does little to inspire interest outside stone's obvious sex appeal. Its themes cannot distract the fact that this is an unnecessary remake. Score: 3 ½ / 10

I can see him now, the Hollywood executive who sold his soul to the devil to sell out some of the best Independent cinema in order to make a few bucks. I don't care if Sharon Stone did a good job in this role. This was not a film that had to or should of been redone. Why? Because you shouldn't have to redo perfection. Not only was this film unrealistic, but my God, what was with some of these make believe characters and weak plot. If you wanted to make a fun film, you should remake Hogan's Hero...not a masterpiece of Independent film. If you ask me, they got George Scott to be a supporting character in the film and the rest was history. They might as well make a remake of Titanic again. Only this time, lets add an asteroid falling to Earth. They've only used the story line only 5 times in the past 3 years.

Sharon plays here a different role in this movie.although you think at the beginning that she,s a bitch , you find her in most scenes as a kind lady. her acting is marvelous and also is the kid. the most funny part I liked in the movie when the kid told Sharon "I like sleeping with you" while she answered "you,re not the only man who said this to me."this phrase summarizes Sharon,s previous movies like basic instinct,sliver,the specialist.. briefly the movie is very good and i give it 4 out of 5.

Yeah, I realize what it says under the director's credit. But there is no way in hell that I'm gonna believe that the man that gave us "Network", "Dog Day Afternoon", "Running On Empty", and his own quartet of NYPD dramas ("Serpico", "Prince of the City", "Q&A", and "Night Falls on Manhattan") is even associated with this. This is quite possibly the worst mainstream film of '99, in the cozy company of "Bats", "Virus", "She's All That", and (gasp!) "The Haunting", just to name a few.Where to begin? The script for starters. How the writer managed to completely foul up the original source material is beyond me. Much of everything that comes out of Sharon Stone's mouth is unintentionally funny, especially in one scene where she tells her young companion, "I'm trying to teach you a philosophy of life here!" after telling him opportunities in his future (these include going to a race track, lovemaking, and "chasing a skinny blonde girl with big boobs.")And while on the subject of Stone, it's roles like this that manage to solidify the claim that maybe, just maybe, her brilliant turn in "Casino" was a fluke. Please Sharon, say it ain't so!Like other users have mentioned, the film's only saving grace is the car chase. But there's a lot of tedium to get through until the chase scene comes. Then again, why bother?Avoid. I can't stress this enough.