'Stardust ' funny and beautiful to look at

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2008)

Too bad the distributors basically tossed this fine film on the scrap heap. It has excellent production values with great photography, a story that will appeal to youngsters of all ages, and a screamingly funny turn by Robert DiNero as captain Shakespeare .You've never seen DeNiro like this . Michelle Pfiffer as a witch is outstanding in her vileness . Peter O'Toole is also in fine form as the King who must choose an heir to his throne . He expects his sons to use murder as a tool for claiming the crown and reminds them that he himself had to dispatch twelve brothers to claim the crown . His four previously murdered sons hang about the palace as ghosts who provide a ton of comic relief . This movie is well worth the price of an evenings rental fee .