This definitely marked John Carpenters decline in quality films.It's almost as if after the commercial failure of The Thing,he decided "If you can't beat em,join em" I'll make a Spielberg type film,with nice aliens and a sentimental story.He certainly did that with Starman,and boy does it suck!Lame,stupid,and brainless,with a performance from Jeff Bridges that wears thin real quick.The plot is full of holes,and full of moments that insult the viewers intelligence.This is pretty similar to Cocoon,in that both films are bad science fiction,and just as daft as one another.The trouble is,Carpenter is basicly doing a director for hire job,which probably exlains the total lack of originality and suprise you normally find in his films.It is unbelievable just how predictable and unoriginal this film is.And oddly old fashioned,it actually reminds me of one of Disney's live action films from the seventies,only not as good!This was a tragic mistake for Carpenter,and a massive dissapointment for his fans.
Review of Starman
