Stardust

Year of release : 2007

 

Run time : 2h8min

 

Genre : Fantasy / Adventure

 

Cast : Michele Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Robert de Niro, Mark Strong, Henry Cavill, Ricky Gervais, Sienna Miller, Ben Barnes

 

 

The movie is based on Neil Gaiman's book of the same name,published in 1999.

 

Tristan is in love with Victoria,but she doesn't really give him the time of day,as she just uses him when she needs him. The girl has another love interest,impersonated by Superman himself,Henry Cavill with a blond hairdo,who,she tells Tristan,is on his way to Ipswich to buy her an engagement ring.

 

Upon hearing the news,Tristan tells the girl who doesn't care about him,all the things he'd do for her hand in marriage. At this very time,a falling star graces the sky and Tristan promises to bring her the star if she agrees to marry him.

 

The star fell beyond the Wall which separates our world from the magic world. His father tells him,his mother,whom Tristan never knew, is from the other side of the Wall, a place called Stormhold, and gives him the items she sent him when Tristan was born. Including a letter addressed to Tristan,which tells him the fastest way to travel is by candlelight.

Tristan lights up the candle and travels at the speed of light to where the star fell.

 

Here,he discovers the fallen star is a woman,who shines when happy. He still tries to bring her to Victoria.

 

At the same time,the three supreme witches see the fallen star and one of them goes looking for it,as the star is what keeps them young,the last one kept them young for 200 years!

 

The star is also sought by the last remaining princes of the magic land,who's father,the king,on his death bed, threw into the universe his magic ruby,so one of his sons would find it to become king.

This king of Stormhold is pretty insane as he brags about k1lling his 12 brothers to take the throne,and is pushing his sons to k1ll each other for it. He actually laughs when one of his sons is k1lled by another! ( WTF) Father of the year,I tell you!

 

Tristan and the fallen star embark on a journey of self discovery,and Tristan realizes who his real love is.

 

The acting was good,so was the soundtrack,the visual effects great ( I was really impressed by them).

 

The movie received positive reviews, and grossed 137 million dollars at the box office, against a budget of 88.5 million.

Cinema Score audiences gave the movie an A-, on an A+ to F scale!

The movie was nominated for a few awards and won most of them (the Hugo Awards, Empire Awards).

 

Rating : Worth a watch !