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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt 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.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamWhat 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.
- 70Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloIn his observant, swiftly paced Stardom, Arcand does it all with relentless wit, high style, and a suggestion of tragedy.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThis 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.
- 40L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyWith 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.
- 30Film.comJohn HartlFilm.comJohn HartlStardom just doesn't have enough anger or conviction to carry it to a satisfying finish.
- 20Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimWith a few exceptions, most of the laughs in Stardom are cheap...and worse, the ideas beyond platitudinous.
- 10Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumSitting through this barrage of all-purpose insults aimed at obvious targets was an unenlightening chore.
- 0Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterTells us nothing we didn't already know, and it tells it over and over and over.