Superstar 1999

Critics score:
32 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Roger Ebert, At the Movies: Here is a portrait of a character so sad and hapless, so hard to like, so impossible to empathize with, that watching it feels like an act of unkindness. Read more

Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: Simply stated, there's not a movie's worth of story here. Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: A comedy with several good laughs but no convincing cohesion. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: Contrasting the erotic with the disgusting is usually provocative and can be funny, but not in this underdog comedy. Read more

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Silly but compellingly sweet movie. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Another SNL misfire. Read more

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Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail: A stick-figure Rembrandt that provides neither the quick surreal poke of a TV satire nor the full lustre of an actual movie. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: There's really no reason for anyone to see this film except die hard Shannon fans. Read more

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com: Superstar may not be the most unnecessary movie of the year, but it's got to rank right up there. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Delivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent SNL movies didn't. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: A pleasant surprise. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: Sluggish and predictable. Read more