Stardust
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
What critics thought
A mostly well-received fantasy adventure that earns comparison to The Princess Bride without quite matching it, Stardust is praised for its blend of black humor, genre-hopping energy, and a scene-stealing Michelle Pfeiffer — but critics split sharply over Robert De Niro's cameo (inspired or excruciating?) and whether the film's cluttered pacing and unfocused storytelling undercut its considerable charm.
“It's a film you enjoy in pieces, but the jigsaw never gets solved.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Michelle Pfeiffer is Lamia, as deliciously evil a witch as the movies have ever invented”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“This could be the most pointlessly grotesque performance of De Niro's career; it's flabbergastingly unfunny.”
Kurt Loder·MTV News
“Patchy but great fun, peppering plenty of black humour into a sweet if silly fairy-tale romance.”
Dan Jolin·Empire
“a grindingly familiar huge pile of nothing which may please six-year-olds and fantasy nerds, but that's about it”
Deborah Ross·The Spectator
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Cast & Crew
Matthew VaughnDirector
Charlie CoxTristan Thorn
Claire DanesYvaine
Michelle PfeifferLamia
Mark StrongSeptimus
Jason FlemyngPrimus
Robert De NiroCaptain Shakespeare
Sienna MillerVictoria
Sarah AlexanderEmpusa
Joanna ScanlanMormo
Melanie HillDitchwater Sal
Mark HeapTertius
Rupert EverettSecundus
Ilan EshkeriComposer
Neil GaimanWriter
Jane GoldmanWriter
Ben DavisCinematographyStardust
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
What critics thought
A mostly well-received fantasy adventure that earns comparison to The Princess Bride without quite matching it, Stardust is praised for its blend of black humor, genre-hopping energy, and a scene-stealing Michelle Pfeiffer — but critics split sharply over Robert De Niro's cameo (inspired or excruciating?) and whether the film's cluttered pacing and unfocused storytelling undercut its considerable charm.
“It's a film you enjoy in pieces, but the jigsaw never gets solved.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“Michelle Pfeiffer is Lamia, as deliciously evil a witch as the movies have ever invented”
Stephen Holden·The New York Times
“This could be the most pointlessly grotesque performance of De Niro's career; it's flabbergastingly unfunny.”
Kurt Loder·MTV News
“Patchy but great fun, peppering plenty of black humour into a sweet if silly fairy-tale romance.”
Dan Jolin·Empire
“a grindingly familiar huge pile of nothing which may please six-year-olds and fantasy nerds, but that's about it”
Deborah Ross·The Spectator
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Cast & Crew
Matthew VaughnDirectorCharlie CoxTristan ThornClaire DanesYvaineMichelle PfeifferLamiaMark StrongSeptimusJason FlemyngPrimusRobert De NiroCaptain ShakespeareSienna MillerVictoriaSarah AlexanderEmpusaJoanna ScanlanMormoMelanie HillDitchwater SalMark HeapTertiusRupert EverettSecundusIlan EshkeriComposerNeil GaimanWriterJane GoldmanWriterBen DavisCinematography