Review of The Last Starfighter (1984) by Lawrence Van Gelder for The New York Times — 15 Dec 1985
The Last Starfighter is a well-made movie. The special effects are competent. The acting is good, and I enjoyed Robert Preston's fast-talking The Music Man reprise (we've got trouble, right here in the galaxy) and the gentle wit of Dan O'Herlihy's extraterrestrial.
But the final spark was missing, the final burst of inspiration that might have pulled all these concepts and inspirations and retreads together into a good movie.
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This review of The Last Starfighter (1984) was written by Lawrence Van Gelder and published by The New York Times on 15 Dec 1985.
The Last Starfighter has generally received positive reviews.
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