Synopsis
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.
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Cast
- Andy SambergConner Friel
- Jorma TacconeOwen Bouchard
- Akiva SchafferLawrence Dunn
- Tim MeadowsHarry Duggins
- Sarah SilvermanPaula Klein
- Chris ReddHunter
- Maya RudolphDeborah
- Joan CusackTilly
- Imogen PootsAshley Wednesday
- Edgar BlackmonEddie
Recommendations
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The Hollywood Reporter
Popstar is filled with the sort of sly jokes whose targets music fans should have no problem recognizing. - 80
Screen Daily
A superbly silly sendup of the modern musical landscape, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is as thimble-deep as the throwaway hits it’s satirising, but also just as lively. - 80
New York Daily News
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is a seriously ridiculous put-on. And in this summer of overheated special-effects movies, it’s a cool blast of fresh air. - 70
ScreenCrush
Popstar feels a bit like elite military snipers shooting fish in a barrel. Their aim is true, but the targets are almost too easy — not to mention awfully familiar. - 67
IndieWire
Watching “Popstar,” there’s no getting around one stubborn truth about this frequently hilarious movie: The incident that may have inspired it was also the incident that rendered it unnecessary. - 65
TheWrap
This new movie feels more like a series of sketches that all happen to revolve around the same handful of characters. That said, those sketches are fairly funny, and if this comedy has all the depth of a summer jam, it will eventually be the kind of late-night download that will inspire giggles for years to come. - 60
The Guardian
There are laughs found in almost every scene, though not many big ones. There’s also the problem that no amount of parody can top the real thing. - 60
Village Voice
When it slows down, when it gives you time to think, Popstar reveals its weaknesses.
