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.
A stern editor with a sense of dramatic timing could have given this film more tension to go with its random bursts of comedy and big, happy fantasy setpieces, but lacking tautness, it'll have to settle for expansive joy.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
10 Aug 2007
fresh:
It's puffed up in obvious ways but disarmingly puckish in others.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
13 Aug 2007
fresh:
Everybody has a lot of fun here.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
14 Aug 2007
rotten:
You could call it a cousin of 'Time Bandits' or 'The Princess Bride', but it lacks the former's originality and the latter's heart.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
19 Oct 2007
fresh:
Like the star that falls to Earth near the beginning of the movie, Stardust is glittery and pretty and possesses its own pleasing-enough personality, but it won't set the world on fire.