Stardust

4.50
    Stardust
    2007

    Synopsis

    In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

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    Cast

    • Claire DanesYvaine
    • Charlie CoxTristan Thorn
    • Sienna MillerVictoria
    • Ricky GervaisFerdy the Fence
    • Jason FlemyngPrimus
    • Mark StrongSeptimus
    • Rupert EverettSecundus
    • Peter O'TooleKing
    • Michelle PfeifferLamia
    • Robert De NiroCaptain Shakespeare

    Recommendations

    • 83

      Christian Science Monitor

      Danes doesn't quite fit into the mindscape – she's too bland for a human star – but Cox comes of age quite convincingly, De Niro is a hoot, as is Ricky Gervais as a slimy tradesman. Pfeiffer has a field day.
    • 75

      ReelViews

      There's less whimsy to be found here than in "The Princess Bride," but the film is likely to appeal to the same group of older children and adults that appreciated Rob Reiner's classic.
    • 75

      Entertainment Weekly

      It's the closest the movies have come in a while to the nudgy, knowing fairy-tale enchantment of "The Princess Bride."
    • 75

      Charlotte Observer

      Its sensibility stays true to Gaiman's style: heroic, wryly funny, but bloodthirsty as great fairy tales can often be.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Diverting and pleasurable to watch, Stardust, a tongue-in-cheek sword-and-sorcerers romp bolstered by a top-flight cast, is most adroit when it plays the fantasy straight rather than sending up the genre.
    • 70

      Variety

      Sprinkled with tongue-in-cheek humor, fairly adult jokes and some well-known faces acting very silly, this adventure story should have particular appeal to fans of "The Princess Bride," but in any event will never be mistaken for a strictly-for-kids movie.
    • 50

      Newsweek

      Aims for a "Princess Bride" mix of whimsy and wonderment, the sardonic and the romantic, with only sporadic success. Both visually and narratively cluttered, the film diverts more than it enchants.
    • 50

      Village Voice

      This is just a silly movie about silly things starring famous people acting all silly.

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