Major Disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (27 October 2007)

Stardust really failed to impress me. The premise is good, and thus the movie should have been miles better than it actually was. I can't think of what I disliked most about this movie. The throwaway characters, the seven ghosts lurking in the background who served no purpose, other than to provide an unfunny lame running commentary throughout or the supposedly 'funny' scenes. I think that it is probably the terribly predictable ending which annoyed me the most. The only redeeming features of this movie are the beautiful scenery, and as usual, the great performances by Michelle Pfeiffer & Robert DeNiro. The film dragged on for an unnecessary 128 minutes, and failed to hold my interest. It really is a painfully average film, that by no stretch of the imagination, deserves to be hailed a 'classic'. It is certainly not a film, that in 20 years, people will still be talking about, which in my book, is what I consider a classic to be.
Stardust : 5/10