No spoiler review of Stardust please

[cleglaw]

Is it worth seeing? Would a 15 year old appreciate it?

[Galadriel]

No idea Cleg, I'm sorry, I don't know about that movie yet

[Gray Lensman]

I just saw it today, Cleg, and I would say yes.

Stardust is a hard film to easily describe in a non-spoiler way. The story itself is well written, though I'd heard it deviates some from the book. The plotting is very complex, but then Neil Gaiman (who wrote the book and was heavily involved in the film) is a very skilled fantasy writer. No event in the film is in there by accident, and the story moves in a very carefully constructed chain of events. The acting is extremely good (as you'd expect of the likes of Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert DeNiro), and the characters come across quite believably.

I think a 15-year-old could see it and not have any problems. In feel, I'd consider it along the lines of something like the Princess Bride, though the two are very distinct films. By that, I mean it's kind of an all-ages fantasy film, where just about anyone can take something from the experience.

It's a decent film overall, I think.

[cleglaw]

Thanks for the review. The trailers looked good, but my local paper didn't like it--so I was wondering.

[hector]

That's what Rotten Tomatoes is for.

Not precisely glowing reviews, but not bad at all.