Fantastically Romantic, A Beautiful Adventure
Written: Aug 15 '07 (Updated Aug 17 '07)
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Pros: A beautiful movie. Richly detailed and luxuriously filled with humor and charm.
Cons: None. I wish there had more scenes with Robert DeNiro. He nailed Captain Shakespeare!
The Bottom Line: Do see this movie. There are spectacular images, thrilling adventures, wonderful music and great acting in store for you if you do.
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| karoli's Full Review: Stardust |
I can imagine no sweeter way to open this romantic fairy tale than with the incomparable Ian McKellen narrating. It made the transition from the here and now into the sleepy little village of Wall seamless. He brings us to a little village in England known as Wall. The village shares a boundary wall with the neighboring realm of Storm. And it is the wall that plays a very important part in the film.
Crossing from one side of the wall to the other is discouraged. So much so, that a guard has been placed on the English side of the wall to prevent such things from happening. My first good chuckle came when young Dunstan Thorn (Ben Barnes) tries to get past the guard, played to perfection by David Kelly. With a little luck and a bit of trickery, Dunstan soon finds himself over the wall and in the magical realm of Storm, where he meets, spends the night with, and falls in love with a princess.
Nine months later the guard from the wall informs Dunstan that a package was left for him at the wall. The package contains, among other things, his newborn son, Tristan.
Forward eighteen years or so, Tristan (Charlie Cox) finds himself infatuated and (he thinks) in love with Victoria (Sienna Miller). He wants nothing more than his loves hand in marriage. She will only marry him if he crosses the wall and brings back a fallen star.
With help from his father (now played by Nathaniel Parker), Tristan soon finds himself in a the company of Yvaine (Claire Danes) who turns out to be the shooting star he saw while trying to convince Victoria to marry him, and the adventure begins in earnest.
They begin a journey back to the village of Wall so Tristan can give his love her hearts desire, a fallen star. Along the way they encounter witches and flying ships and feuding princes. There are sword fights and harrowing escapes by the time they reach the wall again, and then, more escapes and more fighting as Tristan tries to rescue his true love.
Director Matthew Vaughn has produced what will undoubtedly become a classic. I know I will be purchasing both the DVD and the soundtrack, Ian Eshkeri has written a beautiful and exciting musical experience. The costumes, makeup, sets special effects and the sound are all top notch.
Peter O'Toole (the King) gave a short but excellent performance. In my opinion the entire cast (and they were all wonderful) was upstaged by the performances of Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro. They dominated their scenes and both were brilliantly funny.
All said, I think this is a great movie if you are looking for a little light hearted (with a slightly dark edge) movie. I do not think I would take younger children to see it, say under 10 years old. I don't believe the story line would hold their attention and it is a slightly darker story (they talk about eating Yvaine's heart) than I think they should see. Your children, your decision but that's the way I see it.
Recommended:
Yes
Movie Mood: Feel-good Movie
Viewing Method: Other
Film Completeness: Looked complete to me.
Worst Part of this Film: Nothing
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Member: Karoli Teeter
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