The following years saw Morrissey cast in two high-profile feature films; while filming the Brian Jones biopic "Stoned" (2005), he got an audition for psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass, the male lead in "Basic Instinct 2" (2006). He was flown out to Los Angeles for a one-hour screen test with Sharon Stone. Their immediate rapport led to the screen test being extended by another hour and Morrissey's casting in the role. Morrissey had enjoyed the first film and liked the script for the sequel. He read up on psychiatry and worked out in a gym for the nudity scenes. The film was a box office and critical failure. "The Washington Post" criticised the film's focus on Morrissey's character and called the actor "overmatched by Stone" and "a sad sack", and the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" called him "a charisma-challenged non-entity". The same "Washington Post" critic later wrote in the "Los Angeles Times" that because Morrissey was not a film star, the chemistry between him and Stone had been spoiled. Nathan Rabin of "The A.V. Club" wrote that Morrissey had "the charisma of beige wallpaper" and that "the producers could have replaced him halfway through shooting with a handsome mahogany coat rack and nobody would be able to tell the difference". The bad reviews depressed Morrissey, and he briefly considered giving up acting, but instead saw the role as a chance to learn.