ray liotta was just not that great as the lead in that movie. De niro did a good job with a role that was designed for him. sharon stone's role was really good. to me though, it was more comedy than anything else. i just get a kick out of some scene's for the comedic effect. unlike more of marty's overrated work, it was so heavy handed and overly self important and dramatic. it had those aspects, but it was lighter and i appreciated that.