Stardust
IFC Films | Release Date: November 25, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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1
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12
Negative:
6
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30
Rolling StoneDavid FearDec 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
30
The New York TimesGlenn KennyNov 27, 2020
The director, Gabriel Range, who wrote the movie with Christopher Bell, opted to press on, even after he was denied permission to use Bowie’s songs. They might not have helped much, however. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloNov 27, 2020
The lack of a solid narrative means Stardust cannot compensate for the production’s modest budget, which lacks a noticeable amount of Bowie songs and includes many scenes filmed on the cheap. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyNov 24, 2020
As played by actor-musician Johnny Flynn, the Halloween-costume Bowie we meet in Stardust is a miserable, charmless wannabe. Which is to say that the film fails where a single photo of this most chameleonic of music legends would succeed: It makes Bowie boring. Read full review
20
The Observer (UK)Simran HansJan 17, 2021
The whole thing feels strangely pedestrian, unable to capture or channel Bowie’s maverick spirit. Read full review
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ConsequenceScout TafoyaNov 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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