Star (I) (2001)
8/10
Good fun, but not as exciting as Ambush
3 December 2004
The only problem I have with this commercial, the only thing in it that makes me like Ambush better is that it's based almost entirely on the humor... and unlike action, humor is not a good enough base for a car commercial... at least not for me. Ambush was primarily based on action, but also had some humor. This is almost all humor, and not great humor at that(not in my opinion, anyway). Guy Ritchie is a talented director, and his stylish direction really helps here... in fact, had it not been his style of fast-paced editing and overdone sound effects as well quickly changing camera angles, I probably wouldn't have cared too much for this commercial. The humor just was too lame for my tastes... OK, we have this big star who's convinced that she's better than anyone else and constantly gets what she wants. How old is that? Madonna does this part well, but the jokes are just too old. Clive Owen stills does great work as The Driver, but his character was a little too... childish, I think, in this one. The ending was good, with the stuck-up star getting what she deserves, but it's still just a tad dull. The car-chase stuff was cool, though, and Ritchie's stylish direction make this worth watching. I recommend this to fans of Guy Ritchie and the The Hire commercials. 8/10
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