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Superstar (1999)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:23
Rotten:48
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Dumb script and flat jokes made this another SNL misfire.
Runtime: 82 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: All schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) wants in life is a kiss. Not just any kiss, mind you — a big-time, hold-your-breath-‘til-you-think-you’re-going-to-faint, bona fide... [More]
Starring: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams
Director: Bruce McCulloch
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Reviews for Superstar
The film is reminiscent of Saturday Night Live in two ways: both are about 90 minutes long and both are funny in about one skit in five.
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The three-dimensional and genuinely talented Shannon is a real find.
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The story is simple -- almost painfully so -- but it still could have worked had the screenplay been more focused and innovative, and the characters dealt with more satisfyingly.
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Delivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent SNL movies didn't.
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Top CriticRedundant, repetitive and not particularly amusing, with an unacceptably low gag-to-laugh ratio.
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Weighing in at 82 minutes, it’s nothing more than a one-joke SNL skit stretched into a full-length motion picture.
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It's dumb.
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Shannon offers a one-note performance that's ultimately more silly than sustaining.
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There's really no reason for anyone to see this film except die hard Shannon fans.
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Top CriticA comedy with several good laughs but no convincing cohesion.
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Top CriticThe secret of Mary Katherine's success is that she isn't afraid to risk looking foolish by trying too hard. The secret of Shannon's success is that she knows just how hard to try.
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Top CriticOther than some slightly amusing moments where Mary practices her make out skills with a tree and stop sign post, the rest of the intended humor simply fails to hit the right comedic notes.
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It's one of the more watchable spin-offs from the show.
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The film proceeds predictably to the big, dull finale.
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Superstar is considerably less fun than a marathon of Star Search episodes.
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Top CriticThe script by Steven Wayne Koren bumps along, using musical numbers and fantasy sequences as filler in a thin plot.
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The funniest SNL movie since Wayne's World.
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