stardust review

I was waiting and waiting to see this movie and when I finally did...it didn't let me down. I loved the acting, the love story, the comedy (there was a lot surprisingly) and the cgi animation. It was all just really great. So how do you pick your favorite parts? I have no idea but I'll go ahead a throw a few out there -

Tristan's character. Of course you have to love him, he's the main character. But I loved how his character grew from a nerdy school boy into quite the stud at the end. He was at first blindly naive and even annoying and at the last heroically lovable and quite pleasant to watch. Great character development for him.

Michelle Pfieffer. Although most of the time her character was quite horrific to watch, she did such a great job at being a merciless old hag that I had a hard time remembering it was actually Michelle Pfieffer.

Ricky Gervais. When I look at him I'll always see David Brent (from The Office U.K.), but that was ok with this character because I could actually see David Brent doing and saying the same things. To say it plainly, he was hilarious for the two or three scenes he was in.

And the best part of the movie for me - Robert De Niro. Don't want to give anything away with his character, but I'll just say it was great fun and you'll definitely have a few great laughs.

So should you go see Stardust? YES! Should you take your husband with you? Probably not, as Kelly and I soon found out after the closing credits rolled and all they could do was stare at the screen and mumble, "Yeah it was....good." Definite chick flick, but has funny parts for everyone to enjoy. Men would be better off renting this one and opting for The Bourne Ultimatum (which I actually need to see as well).