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Luke G Apr 6, 2019 Elephantine musical biography of beloved stage star Gertrude Lawrence with Julie Andrews in the lead; panned by critics and shunned by audiences in 1968, Robert Wise's three-hour film features choreography by Michael Kidd and performances of some of Lawrence's best songs including "Someone to Watch Over Me" and "The Saga of Jenny," but the movie never quite gels and Andrews is good but not great. Daniel Massey was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Noel Coward. See more

Theodore M Mar 21, 2018 I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS FILM AT ALL. JULIE ANDREWS IS AMAZING IN NUMEROUS MUSICAL NUMBERS WITH EYE POPPING COSTUMES AND SETS. THIS IS A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING MUSICAL BIOPIC. ENJOY A LOST TREASURE See more

Luke G Dec 23, 2017 Proof that a biopic about a wonderful actress, played by another wonderful actress with a wonderful director and loads of money spent on wonderful costumes and wonderful musical number that really stand out, can still end in a movie that was one of the biggest flops in Hollywood history. I saw this when it first came out, and was so thrilled to be seeing it, but not so much when I came out of the theater! The script let them all down big time! See more

Kylo W Oct 13, 2017 entertaining and nice to see Julie Andrews before her voice was lost

Finn S Jul 23, 2016 A Fellini-esque tribute to the stage, Star!, a film by one of cinema's greatest craftsmen, Robert Wise. The film chronicles the life of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage. Despite its comic texture, the character is not too different from Gena Rowlands in A Women Under The Influence, simply because the character is constantly unhappy, mainly because her life is constantly dampened by the claustrophobic compartments of Hollywood. Of course, the film is made in a docudrama-like style. Star! is about the making of a documentary featuring our lead character, who at the end approves of the film because it is what she wants people to see: a silhouette. Just like most modern documentaries, we don't know if the whole story was completely fake or horrifically real. But, perhaps, that's the beauty of cinema. Star! knows it is satirizing Hollywood, kissing Broadway's ass, and exploiting the harsh reality of marriage and lust, but that is what making movies is about, whether or not it's consciously done. No, it is not an art film, but it is a jocular Sunset Boulevard, gloomy Juliet of the Spirits, and if All That Jazz was made by Fellini, this is exactly what he would make. It doesn't at all deserve to be thrown in the pack with "Finian's Rainbow" and "Funny Girl," and instead reevaluated as what it truly is: a divine metaphor for the entertainment industry. See more

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