Review of Stardust (2007) by Dawdlingpoet — 27 Nov 2021

This is a pretty enjoyable film for the most part - it has lots of decent visual effects (CGI), cinematography and the like but there are moments that frustrated me as well. Some scenes feature pretty hushed dialogue, which I found a bit hard to follow and moreso the depiction of women regarded as property etc.

I didn't feel entirely comfortable with. There is also a certain amount of cheesiness present but of course its a fantasy film, a pretty much entirely family-friendly one and so I suppose that is perhaps a bit of a given, as they say.

There is a big well-known cast (Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, plus Ricky Gervais and others) but I wouldn't say it the sort of film that will stay in my mind for a particularly long time. If it comes on TV, its certainly worth a watch (for the scene featuring Robert De Niro moving about holding a ladies dress if nothing else) and is mostly a good bit of fun but no more than that.

It's not awful but not great - I'll give it a slightly harsh 6 out of 10, rather than a slightly generous 7 out of 10. Its up to you how you interpret that, as ever. Kids will probably enjoy this more than adults, I'd have thought (but of course I could be wrong).