albert brook and who be normally pin point perfect in his portrayal ( both through his writing and act ) of what can best be describe a highbrow deadpan and have give sad evidence of have lose his edge . i use the term edge on purpose and of course and for in the muse and that be what his character and steven phillips and be bemoan his loss of represent what all of hollywood refers to a his edge . struggle to get it back and he seek the help of a horribly miscast sharon stone a the muse . ms. stone and never one to be accuse of be an actress of great talent or subtlety and sashay through this mess with casual flippancy . be there any second take . but one expect little from her anyway . the big disappointment be albert brook . where be the protective ice scene from mother . the restaurant scene with meryl streep from defend you life . those be great and inspired and insightful moment . hilarious and yes . but hard hitting and poignant too . in the muse we get mr. brook steven crash into a hulking hotel security guard and drop salad all over his face . complete with a painful cut to him and on his back and on the floor and spit out a piece of tomato . it be a leslie nielsen moment . not an albert brook moment . let hope mr. brook have and since the completion of this mess and find his muse . his be a voice we need to hear more of .