I've mentioned before how much I hate the overused word "edgy, " and "The Muse" contains a couple of references to Brooks' character (a family man named Steven Phillips) losing his edge.

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But really what you're describing is something a little more, you know, I hate to use the word mundane, but everyday illnesses that become deadly.

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And he was getting terrible pressure from friends, family members, his wife, to - I hate this word - have closure, to forgive her, to see her at the end because he would feel so guilty if he didn't have a reconciliation.

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