Superstar (1999) Critic Reviews
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Delivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent ``SNL'' movies (``It's Pat!'' and ``A Night at the Roxbury'') didn't.Read the full review
Part of the reason for the comic surehandedness is the obvious chemistry between Shannon, Ferrell, and director Bruce McCulloch.Read the full review
A pleasant surprise...more directorial personality here than most "SNL"-derived features get...the cheerily absurd, color-saturated atmosphere recalls John Waters' "Hairspray."Read the full review
Endearing if slight, Superstar at least knows what it's doing the whole way.Read the full review
A comedy with several good laughs but no convincing cohesion.Read the full review
No dice...But no apologies are needed for Shannon--she earns her star spot.Read the full review
Too bad the Catholic League is so busy attacking good films, like "Dogma," that it can't spare the time to picket bad ones.Read the full review
It barely boasts enough funny material to fill four minutes.Read the full review
Bless me, Father, for I actually laughed once during this gosh-awful spinoff...about as funny as an oozing fever blister.Read the full review
If Superstar were meatloaf--and that would be an improvement--the recipe would be 4 pounds bread crumbs to 3 ounces sirloin. Make that chuck.Read the full review
