Sunday 2 November 2014

Stardust (2007 Matthew Vaughn)

How can you not love a film in which Robert de Niro plays a gay pirate? Answer: you can't. Beautifully written script, by Vaughn and Mrs Ross Jane Goldman finds Charlie Cox and Claire Danes in mythical kingdom pursued by Mark Strong and other baddies, Fantastic cast also features Nat Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer (who's great), Joanna Scanlon, David Kelly, Sienna Miller, Peter O'Toole, Mark Heap, Rupert Everett, David Walliams, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Sarah Alexander, Mark Williams (great as a goat), Dexter Fletcher and Ricky Gervais.

Shot by Ben Davis, edited by Jon Harris (The Two Faces of January).

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