Starry Eyes

MPI Media Group | Release Date: November 14, 2014

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Ratings

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FilipeNetoNov 13, 2018

When I watched this indie horror movie I had very low expectations. I know indie cinema can be incredible or crap. So I've been watching prepared for the worst. However, this movie is neither excellent nor particularly innovative, lookingWhen I watched this indie horror movie I had very low expectations. I know indie cinema can be incredible or crap. So I've been watching prepared for the worst. However, this movie is neither excellent nor particularly innovative, looking like an inspiration over Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby". The film ends up being a huge satire around the highly brutal and competitive environment of the American film industry. The script is based on the ambition and lack of scruples of a young aspiring film star, who is willing to do anything to reach success, managing to get an invitation to audition in a large studio. The sarcastic criticism is present in the way her dreams are chewed and ruined, and in the way the film producer abuses her, forcing her to do things she doesn't want. She ends up selling her own soul... well, probably Hollywood should be a soulless environment also.

The cast is led by Alexandra Essoe, a young actress with some talent and who has done a fairly regular job here. Amanda Fuller was good enough also, with a good supporting work. Maria Olsen was well, sinister enough, but her task was only to add some gloomy atmosphere to the film. The rest of the cast did an average performance, doing what was necessary but without adding much more than that.

The film uses some scenes in which the actress appears half-naked, but I don't think this was bad, or a call to the "sex sells" formula. I think it went well the way it was used. It has some gore also, but it's not too heavy, helping to reinforce the tension.

Not being a brilliant movie, "Starry Eyes" delivers what it promises. It's a film that is within acceptable standards, can create a pleasant tension but doesn't frighten or make us feel afraid. In fact, I think I realized more of a certain criticism of Hollywood than a simple attempt to do horror. It's an average movie, worth watching but not allowing it a second time.… Expand

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rappM95Jul 19, 2020

A statement on the dangers of Hollywood. Aspiring actors come to chase their dreams, and figuratively will sell their souls for a chance at a leading role. This movie takes that ambition quite literally. Alex Essoe is a good leading woman,A statement on the dangers of Hollywood. Aspiring actors come to chase their dreams, and figuratively will sell their souls for a chance at a leading role. This movie takes that ambition quite literally. Alex Essoe is a good leading woman, but the movie itself takes a bit too long to get going.… Expand

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