Stardust

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 2007

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 404 Ratings

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KenGSep 9, 2007

This is a real misfire. The script definately needed to be tightened, as the story just rambles along, and feels like the filmmakers are just throwing in anything that pops into their heads to fill time, until the climax. Danes and male lead This is a real misfire. The script definately needed to be tightened, as the story just rambles along, and feels like the filmmakers are just throwing in anything that pops into their heads to fill time, until the climax. Danes and male lead are both bland, do little more then smile at each other as they walk through movie, and have no chemistry together. The male lead actually has a lot more chemistry with Sienna Miller than with Claire Danes, and thus you'd rather have him wind up with Danes. Consider that Danes is a star that fell to earth, no imagination went into her character, that makes her seem anything else but your standard helpless movie heroine, in need of rescuing. I was a big fan of all the Lord of the ring movies, all the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, and also a big fan of "The princess bride", "Ladyhawke", and "Willow". I was really disappointed by this one.… Expand

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BattleAug 18, 2007

Entertaining movie but a little to sappy. yeah yeah love conquers all blah blah. De Niro's character adds much needed humor. The plot twist was very weak. This is a rental movie, watchable but don't waste your money on the theatres.

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MarinoB.Nov 1, 2007

Lacks definition. The main story is not very strong, characters don't have depth, and it's childish but not a kid's movie.

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SpangleApr 25, 2016

There were moments where I truly hated this film. There were moments where I truly loved this film. I honestly do not even know where to begin when it comes to corralling my thoughts on Stardust. The acting is very good. Charlie Cox does aThere were moments where I truly hated this film. There were moments where I truly loved this film. I honestly do not even know where to begin when it comes to corralling my thoughts on Stardust. The acting is very good. Charlie Cox does a great job, as do Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, and I loved the small role for Ricky Gervais. The prince brothers are also quite good and all very entertaining. The film is a well-written fairy tale and really lifts you up into this fantastical world where anything is truly possible. In this fashion, the film is very well-written and does fairy tale incredibly well. Stardust is as enchanting as it should be and is a beautifully romantic film with incredibly unique elements in its corner. However, in the negative, the ending is telegraphed from a mile away. The second the film began, anybody walking in could tell you how it was going to end, especially the big "twist" at the end. Did they think they were being discreet in hiding it? While the writing is solid, the film seems often too concerned in following the story structure of a classical fairy tale story instead of blazing its own trail and saying something mildly unique. Instead of profundity, we find nothing but "love conquers all". A nice message sure, but damn is it ever repeated a lot. With Stardust, I am entirely stuck between being swept up in the fantasy it conjures and writing it off as a wholly derivative and insipid experience. Thus, I am truly perplexed about my own feelings on the film. I would call it "mixed", but the film feels better than just this. However, even "mixed" sounds too good for a film like this. My opinion on Stardust will likely never be finite until I sit down and watch it again, but for now, I am left feeling completely underwhelmed at this pretty poorly paced, yet sometimes decidedly magical and enchanting film. If it could figure out what it wanted to be, maybe my task here would be a far simpler one.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021

This is a pretty enjoyable film for the most part - it has lots of decent visual effects (CGI), cinematography and the like but there are moments that frustrated me as well. Some scenes feature pretty hushed dialogue, which I found a bit hardThis is a pretty enjoyable film for the most part - it has lots of decent visual effects (CGI), cinematography and the like but there are moments that frustrated me as well. Some scenes feature pretty hushed dialogue, which I found a bit hard to follow and moreso the depiction of women regarded as property etc. I didn't feel entirely comfortable with. There is also a certain amount of cheesiness present but of course its a fantasy film, a pretty much entirely family-friendly one and so I suppose that is perhaps a bit of a given, as they say. There is a big well-known cast (Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, plus Ricky Gervais and others) but I wouldn't say it the sort of film that will stay in my mind for a particularly long time. If it comes on TV, its certainly worth a watch (for the scene featuring Robert De Niro moving about holding a ladies dress if nothing else) and is mostly a good bit of fun but no more than that. It's not awful but not great - I'll give it a slightly harsh 6 out of 10, rather than a slightly generous 7 out of 10. Its up to you how you interpret that, as ever. Kids will probably enjoy this more than adults, I'd have thought (but of course I could be wrong).… Expand

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