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...constantly criticizing the critic on Salon? I say, post your own opinion instead, and just keep writing, Stephanie - even if I may disagree with you at times!
As for Ms. Stone, she manages to rise above the material a lot of the time. Besides those movies already mentioned, there's also the Stone-produced "The Quick and the Dead" from '95, which was still loads of fun to watch despite all the Western film cliches - thanks in large part to Sharon Stone's credible performance in it.