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Starman

1984

John Carpenter

Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel ...

6.1

7,304

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Romance A race of alien energy beings encounter the Voyager II probe, which contains a message welcoming anybody that finds the probe to come and visit Earth. Taking mankind at its word, an ambassador is sent to visit Earth. However the ship is shot down over Wisconsin by the US Air Force. The alien makes its way from the wreckage to the nearby home of widow Jenny Hayden. There it synthesizes a human body out of the genetic structure of a lock ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"An amusing and appealing storyline (...) [Bridges] brings a wonderous child-like sense to the role"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The two actors have so much sympathy for their characters that the movie, advertised as space fiction, turns into one of 1984's more touching love stories (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Variety	"There is little that is original in 'Starman', but at least it has chosen good models (...) [It] shoots for the miraculous and only partially hits its target."	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"In Mr. Bridges' hands [this role] becomes the occasion for a sweetly affecting characterization - a fine showcase for the actor's blend of grace, precision and seemingly offhanded charm."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"It isn't pleasant to watch a talented filmmaker like John Carpenter willfully distort his personality to fit a commercial (read Spielbergian) profile (...) But there is a real element of pop culture poetry in the screenplay."	NEU
Canada	Michele "Izzy" Galgana Screen Anarchy	"For the most part, [it] holds up extraordinarily well as a universal story"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Carpenter forsakes action and horror, and delivers a rather lame sci-fi love story (...) This lacks the drive, energy and surprise which one associates with Carpenter."	NEG
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"[It] has as much heart and emotion as it does special effects, and gives Oscar-nominated Jeff Bridges a real chance to stretch his acting talent (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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