Most original story this summer -- and enjoyable too!

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 2007)

Very pleasantly surprised by the movie -- it has steady pacing that neither drags nor speeds, and I found the story engrossing even if it is a fairy tale of sorts. Set design and art direction are perfect, as are the key characters... and how great is it to finally have a movie worth seeing that isn't a sequel to something else?! I do fear they've mis-pitched this movie in recent weeks, as it's as much a movie for the pre-teen crowd as anything else pushed directly at them, but like all really good family movies (Princess Bride comes to mind), adults will find plenty to like in Stardust as well -- which probably explains the recent ads and their 'more-grown-up' feel about the film. Well worth the trip to the cinema -- I suspect at the end of the year I'll remember this movie more than any of the others I've seen this summer.