Stardust
(2007)
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais,
Jason Flemyng, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Ian
McKellen (narrator)
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
U.S.
Opening Date: 10 August 2007
THEY SAY
Stardust, based on the
best-selling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, takes
audiences on an adventure that begins in a village in England and ends up
in places that exist in an imaginary world. A young man named Tristan
(Charlie Cox) tries to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the
beautiful but cold object of his desire, by going on a quest to retrieve a
fallen star. His journey takes him to a mysterious and forbidden land
beyond the walls of his village. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the star,
which has transformed into a striking girl named Yvaine (Claire Danes).
However, Tristan is not the only
one seeking the star. A king’s (Peter O’Toole) four living sons – not to
mention the ghosts of their three dead brothers – all need the star as
they vie for the throne. Tristan must also overcome the evil witch, Lamia
(Michelle Pfeiffer), who needs the star to make her young again. As
Tristan battles to survive these threats, encountering a pirate named
Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader named Ferdy the
Fence (Ricky Gervais) along the way, his quest changes. He must now win
the heart of the star for himself as he discovers the meaning of true
love.
WE SAY
Neil Gaiman is of course the comic book writer
responsible for the Sandman comic book series, an epic fantasy series that
won every literary award for this sort of thing you could think of. Gaiman
is very good at what he does, but the question remains whether what looks
good on the comics page translates well to the big screen. Take as example
this still from the movie featuring Michelle Pfeiffer which looks, well,
kinda goofy. Perhaps almost as goofy as the villainess in Narnia having a
chariot being pulled by ice bears, but still. We’ll see: the cast is
impressive (De Niro! O’Toole!) and if the budget is big enough to do
justice to Gaiman’s flights of fancy then Stardust might just work out
just fine . . .
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