It may be the first movie that mirrors, in its very syntax, the ''snap crackle and pop'' narcotic superficiality of the E! channel. I mean that as a compliment.
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
What makes it interesting is the story that the viewer must put together, of a model who lives her entire life -- or at least what we see of it -- in front of the camera.
For all the film's cleverness -- and it's often very clever -- it's as thin as its heroine.
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
This film has so many good ideas, it tends to seem better after you've left the theater. But the mock TV stuff is just too faux to be funny.
40
L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
With Woody Allen's "Celebrity," Altman's "Prêt-à-Porter" and MTV's "House of Style" predating it by half a decade, this is kind of like clubbing harp seals in a meat locker.
30
Film.comJohn Hartl
Film.comJohn Hartl
Stardom just doesn't have enough anger or conviction to carry it to a satisfying finish.
20
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Village VoiceDennis Lim
With a few exceptions, most of the laughs in Stardom are cheap...and worse, the ideas beyond platitudinous.
10
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Sitting through this barrage of all-purpose insults aimed at obvious targets was an unenlightening chore.