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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerChristian Science MonitorPeter RainerDanes doesn't quite fit into the mindscape – she's too bland for a human star – but Cox comes of age quite convincingly, De Niro is a hoot, as is Ricky Gervais as a slimy tradesman. Pfeiffer has a field day.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThere's less whimsy to be found here than in "The Princess Bride," but the film is likely to appeal to the same group of older children and adults that appreciated Rob Reiner's classic.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's the closest the movies have come in a while to the nudgy, knowing fairy-tale enchantment of "The Princess Bride."
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanIts sensibility stays true to Gaiman's style: heroic, wryly funny, but bloodthirsty as great fairy tales can often be.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterDiverting and pleasurable to watch, Stardust, a tongue-in-cheek sword-and-sorcerers romp bolstered by a top-flight cast, is most adroit when it plays the fantasy straight rather than sending up the genre.
- 70VarietyVarietySprinkled with tongue-in-cheek humor, fairly adult jokes and some well-known faces acting very silly, this adventure story should have particular appeal to fans of "The Princess Bride," but in any event will never be mistaken for a strictly-for-kids movie.
- 50NewsweekDavid AnsenNewsweekDavid AnsenAims for a "Princess Bride" mix of whimsy and wonderment, the sardonic and the romantic, with only sporadic success. Both visually and narratively cluttered, the film diverts more than it enchants.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThis is just a silly movie about silly things starring famous people acting all silly.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovStardust has lost a good amount of its magic in the transformation from page to screen. It's the cinematic equivalent of getting a punch in the mind's eye by a bunch of faeries wearing the coolest Doc Martens this side of Florin.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIt's the big stuff that doesn't really work, at least well enough to be called special.