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Unfortunately, Star suffers from stilted dialogue and a narrative so sloppy it overshadows the show’s more redeeming qualities. Not even Golden Globe winner Queen Latifah can save this mess.
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It lacks any character as vital and vivid as Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie. The dialogue is overwrought, and frequently tells us the very things we’re seeing on screen. The trio of aspiring stars are plucky, but they’re not very interesting, and neither is the music they sing.
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Star is a lot of different things that add up to little that’s worth the time investment. After a few episodes, you may be inclined to reach the same conclusion that Big Boi, who makes a cameo appearance in episode three, eventually does: “You know what? Too much drama, I’m outta here.”
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What Star doesn’t have is a Cookie--a Taraji P. Henson to come in and light a fire that would draw your attention away from the general tackiness of the show. It needs a star.
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Almost as if they can tell that the scripts for the three episodes of Star screened for press are just no good, these young stars try to overcompensate by going into overacting mode.
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The premiere is so poorly written. .... The performances aren’t enough to overcome the problems with the show.
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There’s not much depth or discipline in this sloppy story, so less talented cast members either flounder or oversell the material they’ve been given, and some characters veer toward cartoonish stereotypes. The show also is saddled with a derivative murder mystery straight out of an uninspired procedural.
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They can sing, but not well enough to make you forget the sub-Lifetime made-for-TV-movie dialogue, whiplash plotting and utterly laughable dramatic moments.
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Even the cotton-candy fantasy “Glee” had more depth and reality to it than this show.
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The plot is half-baked, melodramatic, obvious and confusing.
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For the most part, Lee Daniels traffics in tawdry messes. With Star, his latest TV project for Fox, he is at his tawdriest and messiest.
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Star is a pallid gender-switch imitation of ["Empire"], with acting and writing less reminiscent of its ostensible inspiration than the movie "Showgirls."
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Rather than honestly represent the storyline’s treacherous scenarios--which include parental, drug, and alcohol abuse, as well as more outrageous extremes like murder--Daniels’ drama exploits the perilous conditions it portrays, grounding its fantasy in a false reality.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 25
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Mixed: 1 out of 25
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Negative: 12 out of 25
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May 9, 2019This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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Oct 13, 2018
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Sep 23, 2017