Starman is a happy surprise... Messianic without being preachy, cute without being cloying.

| May 14, 2025

"Starman" is to "E.T." what "Romancing the Stone" is to "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- decidedly more adult, quite exciting, generously entertaining but lacking wonderment and magic.

| May 14, 2025

"Starman" is a close encounter of the most curious kind that never sacrifices hardware for humanity, intelligence for action or character for caricature.

| May 13, 2025

What makes "Starman" works so well is the relationship between Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | May 13, 2025

Despite spotty dialogue "Starman" sweeps audiences along in its good-humored current.

| Original Score: 6/10 | May 13, 2025

A lot of the film is funny, in fact, and virtually all of it is cute.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2025

Allen and Bridges seem to work perfectly on each other's wave-lengths.

| May 13, 2025

The film is full of funny moments, but the humor isn't forced. It springs naturally from the basic premise.

| May 13, 2025

Carpenter and crew are, thankfully, more interested in such things as character and plot than they are in state-of-the-art laser shows.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 13, 2025

In truth, it would be no more than a passable film without Bridges and Allen, and particularly the former. He is a very good actor indeed, and it's nice to see him injecting a little tenderness into the Carpenter canon.

| May 13, 2025

It's a flight of fancy that viewers will find hard to resist.

| May 13, 2025

John Carpenter directed Starman with a light and loving touch.

| May 13, 2025

Lightweight in the best sense, "Starman" gets a good deal of old-fashioned fun out a fractured futuristic theme.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 13, 2025

The adventure-story structure keeps things moving briskly while Carpenter and his crew provide numerous delights along the way.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 13, 2025

Various moments may remind you of things that you've seen before, but the movie as a whole has a unique, satisfying flavor.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2025

Bridges turns in an excellent performance in a challenging role and Allen is, as usual, a charmer. Together they make a truly unbelievable love story at least moderately pleasurable to watch.

| May 13, 2025

It is to John Carpenter's credit that Starman is quite entertaining, though he must take some responsibility for its imitative look.

| May 13, 2025

Starman is not the movie to send along on Voyager's next flight.

| May 13, 2025

The scenes are deliberately muted, and most of the gag lines are softened.

| May 13, 2025

Starman has not an original thought in its head, but it should touch many a receptive heart.

| May 13, 2025