Rushed story, no character development, no explanation of the universe or why these characters do the things they do, terrible cgi. Not worth 2 hours.

Two hours passed by like the falling star and brought me to the world, where everything is possible. All the actors are so sympatic that even the acts of bad characters are somehow hidden in comedial mist and nothing bad can make you hate them. Magic of love, shining of stars, beautiful locations of Scotland, Wales, England and even Iceland are carrying you away to the world over the wall, where death is a funny thing, but hatred is something you can't trust in....The movie draws you in and you forget about time...you are smiling like a small child and feel that warm and kind atmosphere, which reminds you, that love rules the world and is the biggest of all of powers and even the fantastic magic.

A modern take on fairy tales was the spin the marketing team tried to put on this film, which is probably best known for the Take That song 'Rule the World' that appears within it than any of the actual plot points.It's an OK film, modernising the fairy-tale genre isn't the unique twist that the filmmakers seem to think it is.There are lots of big names hamming it up for all they're worth, and some decent enough moments.However there's nothing here to warrant the hype, or to make you wish to watch it again.

I checked this out on the recommendation of several online communities, and frankly I don't see what all the fuss is about. Don't get me wrong, Stardust has its fair share of interesting plot devices, and the performances by the cast are generally well done. A number of reviewers have likened it to The Princess Bride, which actually possessed a sense of self-awareness and wit, both of which seem generally lacking here.This film survives by grasping at the low-hanging fruit provided by the fairy-tale and fantasy genres, meaning that anyone who's seen a handful of them knows where this story is headed at all times. There is a general lack of direction and substance, just a large assortment of run-of-the-mill fantasy elements.There are a number of distracting editing gaffes, most notably the scene around an hour in where the dagger against a man's neck changes position back and forth a total of ten times between shots. If films were rated on the number of deus ex machina moments they provide, Stardust would receive top marks. But they're not - and there is much left to be desired here.