Stardust

Name: Stardust
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Released: November 25, 2020
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Aaron Poole, Allie Dunbar, Anthony Flanagan, Derek Moran, Gord Rand

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IFC Films | Release Date: November 25, 2020 | NR

Starring: Aaron Poole, Allie Dunbar, Anthony Flanagan, Derek Moran, Gord Rand, Jena Malone, Jimmy Star, Johnny Flynn, Jorja Cadence, Julian Richings, Lara Heller, Marc Maron, Monica Parker, Paulino Nunes, Richard Clarkin, Roanna Cochrane, Ryan Blakely

Summary: David Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold the World. Leaving behind his pregnant wife Angie (Jena Malone), Bowie and his band embark on a makeshiftDavid Bowie is one of the most seminal legends in music history; but who was the man behind the many faces? In 1971, a 24-year-old fledgling David Bowie (Johnny Flynn) is sent to America to promote his newest record, The Man Who Sold the World. Leaving behind his pregnant wife Angie (Jena Malone), Bowie and his band embark on a makeshift coast-to-coast promotional tour with struggling Mercury Records publicist Rob Oberman (Marc Maron). Stateside, Bowie is quickly met with an audience that’s not yet ready for him. During the tumultuous journey, Bowie slowly begins to realize a need to reinvent himself in order to truly become himself; it’s with that realization that his iconic, celestial alter-ego Ziggy Stardust is born.… Expand

Director: Gabriel Range

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music

Rating: NR

Runtime: 109 min

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Alan Ng

Dec 17, 2020

Overall, the movie’s performances are good, not great, but enjoyable nonetheless. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Apr 22, 2020

While there are flashes of originality in the film’s script — which quite artfully builds on Bowie’s worries with a distinctly personal edge — most of it is relatively straightforward, never as psychedelic or sophisticated as its opening shot, which finds Flynn stuck in spacesuit and unable to engage with the world around him. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Nov 27, 2020

Even though Stardust is not coated in gossamer, the film still has some glittery moments. Read full review

Steve Pond

Apr 20, 2020

Flynn’s ferocious commitment to the role is something to admire, even if we’re not completely convinced. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 14, 2021

This is a strained, frustrating concoction that doesn’t do its subject justice. Flynn really can sing, though. Read full review

David Fear

Dec 3, 2020

How can you recreate the first Ziggy concert in 1972 at Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, and fail to evoke even an ounce of the moment’s dynamism even when you have the moves down? Does Stardust exist solely to make Bohemian Rhapsody seem better by comparison? Why are we still watching this? Read full review

Scout Tafoya

Nov 25, 2020

I saw this movie last Wednesday, and I still feel like I’m watching it, like its dry and stuttering dynamic hasn’t yet ended, like I’ll never hear a real Bowie song again. Someone commit me before I’m forced to don my famous alter ego, Lights Camera Jackson, to cope with my insanity. Read full review

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TVJerry

Dec 1, 2020

The first frame of this film proclaims this is “mostly” fiction, so don’t expect to see or hear much of anything by David Bowie (this is NOT a biopic). Johnny Flynn plays the iconic star before he was famous and makes virtually no effort to look like him. He travels to the US to promote hisThe first frame of this film proclaims this is “mostly” fiction, so don’t expect to see or hear much of anything by David Bowie (this is NOT a biopic). Johnny Flynn plays the iconic star before he was famous and makes virtually no effort to look like him. He travels to the US to promote his new record, but the whole trip (and his attitude) is a disaster. The only positive is that the trip and other personal conflicts inspire is his future character reinventions. This is a sullen drama played out with tedious pacing and the singer’s frustrating self-sabotaging attitude. No magic here and not much to provide insight into the real man.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Oct 18, 2021

A David Bowie biopic. David **** Bowie. And without his music. Without his music!!!

Are you kidding me? What was the plan? To whom did they plan to sell this? Obviously not to his fans, and clearly it will be more than useless for those who don't know anything about who he was. No one hasA David Bowie biopic. David **** Bowie. And without his music. Without his music!!!

Are you kidding me?
What was the plan?
To whom did they plan to sell this?

Obviously not to his fans, and clearly it will be more than useless for those who don't know anything about who he was.

No one has to tell you the David Bowie's story. Everything you have to know about him is already in his music.… Expand

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