Fantastic fantasy treat. You've just got to see it.

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2007)

Based on a Neil Garman novel, STARDUST is pleasing to the eye and a great escape flick. Wicked witches, flying pirates, greedy princes and a very magical and forbidden land beyond a protective wall. Tristan(Charlie Cox)is trying to win the heart of the beautiful, but cold Victoria(Sienna Miller). He promises her a fallen star that has landed behind the village wall. He finds the star is not a star at all, but a celestial beauty named Yvaine(Claire Danes). A fairytale-like adventure really gets underway when the wicked witch Lamia(Michelle Pfeffer)tries to steal Yvaine's youth. Tristan pledges allegiance to protect the lovely Yvaine, and he doesn't know it yet...he is falling in love with her. Also in the cast: Robert De Niro, Peter O'Toole, Melanie Hill, Henry Cavill, Jason Fleming and Mark Strong. Photographed beautifully. De Niro is a hoot to watch. Danes is simply adorable. Rated PG-13 for fantasy violence and a bit of risqué humor. That should not be a deterrent though. STARDUST is magical.