hyped garbage

good back-story, and good acting

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Mega bomb that chronicles the life of Broadway legend Gertrude Lawrence from the 1930s to the 1940s. Julie Andrews plays the title role. This cost a lot of money to make but it bombed badly. It's easy to see why. Andrews plays Lawrence as a shrill obnoxious woman very full of herself. While that may be factually correct it's not someone you want to spend three hours with. Also the movie is frankly dull. When there's no musical number on the movie comes to a screeching halt and dull dramatic scenes come on. Also this rambles on for three hours! On the plus side Daniel Massey throws in an Oscar-nominated performance as Noel Coward. He's great! Also all the songs are good and there are eye-popping production numbers. And Andrews wears some beautiful costumes all through the movie. Every scene she has on a different glamorous outfit! Still it doesn't work due to Andrews. She plays her character as such an obnoxious witch that you don't care. Worth seeing for Massey and the musical numbers only.

As a cohesive film, I would have rated this film a 4. As a showcase for the phenomenal Julie Andrews, then at the peak of her powers, I would give it a 10. As a compromise, I give it an 8. I can add little to the other discussions of this film and, all these years later, my little comment will do little to alter anyone's opinion of it. I do wish, however, that it would be released on Bluray, with the intermission music restored. The picture, when compared with the recent Bluray release of Hello, Dolly! is rather faded and washed out. Julie's terrific music numbers and the fantastic sets and costumes deserve first-class treatment.

I just finished watching "Star!" and I must say, reading its history (it was a major flop) and some of the IMDb user reviews, I thought it would be unwatchable.Instead, I quite enjoyed it! The only thing I found untoward was the 3-hour length, and so I watched it in two installments, like a miniseries, separated by several days. That way, my interest didn't flag.I can understand why it flopped in 1968, coming out on the very heels of the incredibly successful and very similarly themed "Funny Girl," and also because it was an obvious mock-up vehicle for recent "Sound of Music" star Julie Andrews, and because it's so bloody long, and because some people saw it as merely a thin excuse for an endless program of songs for Andrews.But it seems to me that it should have a much better reputation by now, when viewed by fresh eyes! I think the script is clever and fine, and I loved all of the songs, with the exception of the harem one (which I think is supposed to be bad, given the aftermath of it). And Daniel Massey, in his Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated role of Noel Coward, is superb.I loved Julie Andrews in the role of Gertrude Lawrence. She carried it off wonderfully, and is quite delightful. My favorite number is Gertie's very clever "drunken sailor" dance routine with Noel Coward. People forget that Andrews was a superb dancer as well as a singer.Taken on its own terms I find this film quite entertaining, and worth even its length if viewed in two sittings.Do check it out!

I can't help it. I confess that I love Star. Gertrude Lawrence was not much of a singer but Julie is, so do not expect any accuracy. Julie came in for a lot of flack in this picture and she hardly deserved it.The critics here exclaimed "Julie misses the point" But this was a time where musicals were not that popular with trendy critics who seemed to love attacking musicals. I argue that they all wanted another Sound Of music. It is a pity that it did not get a better deal although it has been revived a few times in a cinema here and audiences are warming to it. Its not the first time a film has been misjudged or under rated. Julie is delightful and she is indeed a true star but Daniel Massey is a marvelous NoelCoward. Richard Crenna is beautiful and as he always was very easy on the eye. I think it was made at the time when musicals were starting to lose favor which is very sad. I miss the musical and while I love Chicago and Dreamgirls I must admit that I miss the big musical and admittedly old fashioned musicals like Star. Getrude Lawrence was a fascinating woman but I don't think Star should be seen a biopic. The stage was where she really belonged, Julie makes the film a very pleasant diversion.