Just perfect, one of the year's best.

Rating: 10/10 (15 March 2009)

One of the most stunning book adaptations any author could hope for. Neil Gaiman should be very proud of the ingenious group of filmmakers to have made this. The truly talented cast know their characters exceptionally well. Among them are Robert De Niro, Peter O'Toole, Jason Flemyng, Michelle Pfeiffer, David Kelly, Rupert Everett and Ricky Gervais. A credit must also be given to the crew that successfully wrote, directed, produced and added the finishing touches to this film.
This ill-behaved fairytale begins when young Tristan Thorne (Charlie Cox) a boy who seems a failure at everything and is desperately trying to avoid it promises the girl of his dreams who never quite loved him in return (Sienna Miller) that he shall bring her a fallen star that they recently saw. He journeys into the magical kingdom of Stormhold that is now in great disarray. There he finds the star that is in fact a beautiful young woman (Claire Danes.) Nevertheless, he wants to take her back home through the gateway.
Along the way the quarrelling couple Tristan and the star are hunted by cunning, brutal and merciless villains wanting to slay the star for everlasting youth. They are also helped by strange characters that greatly differ from what they appear to be. At the end of their journey Tristan discover that the answer to all isn't that simple.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn and narrated by Ian Mckellen it's a rare masterpiece in which the many deaths  rather than having no rationale  add to the suspense and wake you up to the danger our hero and heroine are in. You'll find aspects of horror, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, mystery, moral and occasional humour so as it flies by you begin to wonder whether there's anything this film cannot do. See it yourself and you'll believe me.