It is not easy to find something bad to say about “Stardust” though some critics have tried. If you subscribe to the feel-good-romance kind of movie set in a fantasy background, I think you can easily fall in love with this. The converse can be true too. Therefore there are always movies that some enjoy watching and other don’t.
I always feel that if a storyline is well crafted (in this case, a novel written by Neil Gaiman back in 1998), the movie adaptation can’t go that wrong. The casting of “Stardust” includes power-house stars such as Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro – the acting of both are marvelous – and many others. I enjoyed watching Claire Danes in “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet” and I certainly enjoy her performance in “Startdust”. Some question the chemistry between Claire Danes and Charlie Cox which I sort of agree (Charlie Cox in animal form doesn’t count! … those glittering eyes …). All in all, the 130 minutes movie is engaging and entertaining. Cynthia loves it. TK and I both enjoyed it. So you get three “yes” from the Movie Review Squad, what are you waiting for? … unless you are not thrilled by the feel good type of movie.
PS. An afterthought: I guess some audience may be engrossed with how different parties pursued the star for different reasons. I particularly enjoy watching from the star’s perspective on what she wants. The romantic hopeless me, I know … sigh.
: Spacious studio with decent amplifiers. Vocal tracks are on stereo monitor speakers and the guitar amplifiers are huge. Hard to hear the bass drum and also, due to the way the room is set up, most likely you can only hear your own instrument (and very hard to hear the vocal). Positive experience it was though.
: The studio is very small with a bucket of water underneath the air-con. The good thing though is that everyone can hear what others are playing. Toilet is not working and you have to visit the loo down the street. I am told that they are moving to a new location nearby. I will have to see what the new location is going to be like.