First off this is a seperate movie from the original. Also as much as I love Gena Rowlands I did not like the original Gloria so I dont see everyones fascination with it. On its own I thought this show was great. I saw it on tv very early in the morning so my expectations were low. And I am not a very big fan of Sharon Stone at all but I was very presently surprised by this show. Personally I think this is one of her best roles and I thought she did it wonderfully. I think you should give this show a shot based on its own merits alone. Its not the best movie ever but its definitely not the worst either. So basically its touching/heart-warming and has some good action and definitely worth at least a once over so take a chance and may you also be pleasently surprised.