There is little that is original in Starman, but at least it has chosen good models.
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06/06/07
Starman (1984)
82 %
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Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 18
Rotten:4
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus: What initially begins as sci-fi transforms into a surprisingly sweet, offbeat drama, courtesy of John Carpenter's careful direction.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: A departure for director John Carpenter, STARMAN is a gentle, simple film that won accolades from critics and applause from audiences. Jeff Bridges plays the title character, an alien that has come down to Earth on a peaceful scouting... [More]
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel
Director: John Carpenter, Bruce A. Evans
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Reviews for Starman
Top Critic
An enjoyable film filled with the kind of sensitivity, love, and humor seldom seen on today's screens.
06/06/07
It isn't pleasant to watch a talented filmmaker like John Carpenter willfully distort his personality to fit a commercial (read Spielbergian) profile, and only the opening suspense-horror sequences have the weight of real involvement.
06/06/07
Top Critic The best special effects are in the first five minutes. Thereafter, it's all rather predictable.
06/24/06
Starman contains the potential to be a very silly movie, but the two actors have so much sympathy for their characters that the movie, advertised as space fiction, turns into one of 1984's more touching love stories.
10/23/04
Top Critic Carpenter is a master of framing for widescreen, and Starman is certainly a forum for him to show off his prowess behind the lens.
08/01/03
In Mr. Bridges' hands [his role] becomes the occasion for a sweetly affecting characterization -- a fine showcase for the actor's blend of grace, precision and seemingly offhanded charm.
05/20/03
Top Critic
As science fiction, it's decent enough, but it finds its real power as a weird, offbeat romance. Bridges has rarely been better.
08/12/02
Provides an opportunity for us to look afresh at ourselves and to ponder what it means to be children of the Universe.
03/04/02
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