Just perfect...

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

What is it about the combination of Guy Ritchie and Madonna that seems to create films that fall short of the mark? They must be doing it deliberately – there is no way they can have this high hit rate by fluke. Star is the fourth in the series of BWM films featuring Clive Owen as The Driver and so far it is the weakest by some considerable distance. The plot here is that a really annoying diva of a star (played by guess who?) storms out of her own car and into that of the nearby driver. She demands he lose her bodyguards in the car behind and berates him for his slow driving – well, or at least she does until the Driver gets the green-light from her manager, who has set it all up to have some quiet revenge at her expense.The approach here is comedy and in a way it is pretty amusing. On the face of it the idea of Madonna being thrown around in the back of a car and having all of the "diva" shaken out of her is actually quite funny, but somehow it doesn't manage to fill a film that is only 6 minutes long (a big chunk of which is the set-up to said gag). The film opens with the style that we expect from Richie – freeze-frame in support of the narration etc and it is not too bad at this stage. The idea isn't too bad either but sadly what spoils it is the sheer overegging of the comedic cake that is done by everyone. The warning signs are right here in the choice of Song #2 by Blur – great track but really obvious in regards its choice and its application. It continues thus with overdone physical comedy that mainly features Madonna's double falling round in the back seat but draws in the car (OTT movements) and even Clive Owen (OTT facial expressions) before it is over. Even the ending spoils its funny simplicity by adding a "up to 11" bit that seems unnecessary.It isn't awful by any means, it is just so very broad and obvious that one wonders why they bothered going to the expense of the director. It has its moments but mostly the comedy is battered to death by Richie's very heavy touch combined with Madonna's inability to even be convincing when playing a role that one would have thought to have been second nature for her. Surprisingly far below the standard set by the previous three films in The Hire series.

The Original Intention Of This Was To Sell BMW's. I Usually Hate Car Ads, They Always Use The Same Selling Point "The New Holden For Only 14,990!" It Gets Tiring. THIS On The Other Hand Actually Had Me Wanting To Buy BMW's And Hang Around Outside Hotels Where Pop Stars I Don't Like Are Staying(If Any Pop Stars Are Reading This: If You Want To Be Safe Stay In The Limo And Don't Ask Someone Else To Take You, That Someone Could Be ME!) The Simple Plot Is That Madonna Is Yet To Turn Up To A Gig And Out Of The Blue She Asks Clive Owen To Drive Her, Only One Problem, Clive Owen Thinks She Is A Real Pain. He Drives Incredibly Fast To The Performance To Make Sure Madonna's Manager And Bodyguard Can't Get There First And By The End Madonna Falls Out Of The Car With Spilled Coffee Down The Front Of Her Pants And Smeared Makeup And The Paparazzi As Witnesses.There Are Numerous Funny Parts To This Short, I Have Revealed To You Some Of Them Already. I Suggest You Find It Somewhere And Watch It, You Won't Be Disappointed.

For me the best short from The Hire-series, season 1. Guy Ritchie directs his wife Madonna and it is definitely his style, seen in 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and 'Snatch'. Husband and wife should have stopped after this one instead of making 'Swept Away'.The story: Madonna is a very arrogant star and The Driver has to take her to some event and he has to lose some followers, like her manager.With more funny moments then I have seen in the others, a great ending, and music very well used, this is my favorite.

"STAR" is the most entertaining film of the great BMW film series. The ironic wit is great and the race through the city is superbly well done - everything fits here: the cinematography, the editing, the great music by Blur, the actors and of course the BMW M5 who gives the best performance of them all!Enjoy this ride - you won't be disappointed!10/10