The whole thing feels strangely pedestrian, unable to capture or channel Bowie's maverick spirit.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 17, 2021

A by-the-numbers biopic that does a disservice to its star and subject, and sorely missing a killer soundtrack. Watch The Man Who Fell To Earth instead.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 16, 2021

Listen to your records. It's all there. There's nothing this film gives you that you didn't already know.

| Jan 16, 2021

Exasperating viewing for fans and certain to baffle newcomers, it's a curious, imaginative thing, but who exactly is it for?

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 15, 2021

Flynn carries off Bowie's clothes and delicate mannerisms plausibly enough and, impressively, he does his own singing. But, all too often, this Bowie looks as if he is presenting 온라인카지노추천's Bake Off.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 14, 2021

The clunk of it all is deafening, the dialogue booby-trapped.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 14, 2021

The actor-musician, so magnetic in last year's EMMA., is convincing as a tortured glam rocker - just not the one who ever sang about Major Tom's interplanetary adventures.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 13, 2021

Ultimately, it's bland, not bold, and achingly absent of enchantment.

| Dec 3, 2020

Teeth aside, [Johnny Flynn]'s a serviceable Bowie look-alike, though the high cost of Bowie's music rights means he only gets to sing covers of other artists' tunes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 30, 2020

The portrayal of Bowie is trying to the viewer. His character is either a stumbling, fumbling, fawn-eyed space cadet or an articulate, erudite conversationalist, depending on Range's whim.

| Nov 26, 2020

[A] rock-star biopic without the music of said rock star ends up being a pointless exercise.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Nov 26, 2020

When it comes to revealing something new about its subject, "Stardust" sadly lacks insight into the art.

| Nov 26, 2020

As Bowie takes everything in - the dingy motel rooms, the unappreciative audience - his expressions convey the obvious: he wishes this was better. It is hard not to have the same reaction to "Stardust."

| Nov 25, 2020

Lacking the real-life Bowie's music, artistry, or charisma, Stardust's lackluster version is simply a mediocre jerk who needs roleplaying therapy to deal with his demons.

| Original Score: D | Nov 25, 2020

A rough draft that seems to be missing quite a few elements to make a good idea into a great movie.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Nov 25, 2020

Stardust reaches a nadir in the already debased genre of rock-star docudramas. Low-budget LARPing, the film may be most memorable for the number of wigs that seem to have been scraped out of the bottom of a Party City remainder bin.

| Nov 20, 2020

Even though Stardust is not coated in gossamer, the film still has some glittery moments.

| Nov 16, 2020

... a biopic that's too buttoned-up - and never as out-there as its inspiration.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 2, 2020

Range catches a break by depicting a promo tour on which Bowie was forbidden from performing because of a visa problem, but it's still disconcerting to watch the genesis of an artist when you can't hear the art he's making.

| Apr 28, 2020

Stardust is a mostly listless odyssey, its lack of excitement compounded by the absence of Bowie's music.

| Apr 17, 2020