Albert Brooks plays a successful but aging screenwriter who, as the film opens, has just received a major industry humanitarian award, but the next day gets his was told that he is 'let off' from an obnoxious young studio executive who tells him he's "lost his edge."

His career seems to be over until his writer pal (Jeff Bridges) tell him of Hollywood's mostly tightly held secrets: a muse. Not just a muse, but a Muse - a woman who, like the muses of Greek mythology, has an uncanny ability to inspire writers to do the best work of their careers.

Enter a truly glittering Sharon Stone, the movie's title character. The list of her satisfied clients runs the whole range, Rob Reiner to Martin Scorsese, and they all swear by her. As it turns out, Sarah the Muse can trace her ancestry directly to the ancient Greek gods, all of whom are drunkards in her baffling report. Oh well…

But there's a catch. The woman is a whiny kook who must have her every whim catered to by her client of the moment - a chauffeured limousine, a suite at the Four Seasons, a stream of presents from Tiffany's.

Sharon Stone, who eons ago was more widely known for her role in the movie 'Instinct' with Michael Douglas, has certainly proven her mettle. She is so delightful here as Sarah, and proves quite adept at comedy, deftly creating a character who is at once demanding and ditzy. She has a natural flair for comedy and is delightful here in her kooky ways without being overbearing. She sure looked like she's having a great time working in this movie.

Andie MacDowell gives one of her most likable performances to date as Laura Phillips, a writer's wife who starts to realise her own potential while spending time with the Muse and eventually abandon her housewifely duties to become a designer cookie maker.