Stardust (2007)

"A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... ”Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question. "

Neil Gaiman's novel brought to life.

A great story and a very funny film directed by Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, the forthcoming Kick-Ass) that brings to mind The Princess Bride. That is not a bad thing. The film looks wonderful and the characters are brought to life well by all concerned.

Narrated by Ian McKellen, this fairy tale starts in the village of Wall in England. There is a wall in the village that, through a constantly guarded gap, leads to the magical land of Stormhold where the story begins when a dying king sets his remaining sons a task to see which one of them will rule once he has passed. This leads to a star being knocked from the sky and a boy named Tristan who promises to fetch the star to impress a girl.

Of course, the star lands in Stormhold and once on the ground takes the shape of a girl (Clare Danes). From there we have witches, magic, fying ships, daring rescues and a little romance. It's a film to fall in love with just as I did with The Princess Bride.

Watch it, enjoy and smile.

9 out of 10.