I'm talking about Stardust which I watched for the second time last night. I did think the first time it would be the usual fairy tale - boy goes off to prove his love to a girl fighting off 'evil people' as he goes. Well it's kind of like that...
The plot is Tristan is in love with a girl - Victoria - who isn't really interested in him. One night they see a falling star and he promises to bring it back to her and in return she will marry him. So he sets off to find the star only to discover it's a woman called Yvaine. Unfortunately Yvaine is also being sought after by 3 evil witches who want her heart in order to retain their youthfulness. A prince is also searching for her as she holds the necklace that will allow him to become king.
There's some famous names in this film. Our lead protagonist is played by Charlie Cox who I had not heard of but plays the ditsy hero very well. Claire Danes is wonderful as Yvaine at first a stroppy woman (well who wouldn't be after falling out of the sky) but slowly falling for Tristan's charms. Robert di Nero also features in this film in an absolutly excellent and funny role of Captain Shakespeare - on the surface a tough grouchy ship captain but underneath is a very camp softie. Not a role I've ever seen him in but I enjoyed it, and I think so did he! Also look out for cameos from Ricky Gervais and Rupert Everett.
The special effects are pretty good in this film - not the best but there's a whole tounge in cheek feel about it. The landscapes where it's filmed are rather impressive at points there is a bit of a Lord of the Rings feel. Costumes are impressive and definately captured the whole 'other world' feel.
This is a great film a really enjoyed it and I was fairly skeptical about how good a fairytale would be. It's worth renting it out at the very least.
Stardust on Amazon
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