
A street-wise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own who she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down.... (Full plot summary below)
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A street-wise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own who she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down.
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| The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderA smoother, funnier, more suspenseful and more endearing version of the 1980 John Cassavetes film of the same title. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyIf the external threat in the plot were a little more credible, this would be an annoying distraction. But in the context of the rest of Gloria, it's a safe strategy: When not watching Sharon Stone act, audiences can fall back on just watching Sharon Stone. |
| Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisA pale imitation of the John Cassavettes original. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanStone's latest penance is Gloria, the Sidney Lumet-directed dud that sprung from the singularly bad idea of remaking John Cassavetes' oddball 1980 character study. I mean, really, did anyone even like the original? |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJust because it's not boring, that doesn't mean it's worth plunking down the price of admission. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's entertainment, but mild entertainment. |
| Los Angeles TimesJack MathewsNot so much a remake of a film as it is a remake of an overcooked performance--a case of ham imitating ham. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumCassavetes's “Gloria” may have been action-packed nonsense, but it was enjoyable precisely because it was all of a piece. This Gloria is simply pieces--a few of them enjoyable, most of them not. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorThe most dispiriting thing about Gloria is that it's further evidence that filmmakers just don't know what to do with Sharon Stone. |
| USA TodayAndy SeilerWhile the somewhat indefatigable Stone may survive this misfire (she's survived plenty of others), Lumet may not. |