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It Worked For Elvis Decades Ago, December 18, 2004
This movie has an all too familiar theme - ripped right off those first few Elvis Presley movies - which bores you to death. Those first few times were the charm, but the formula quickly staled. Seems every singer that was offered a film role made one of these type movies[or featured/played a similar role as such in TV shows] or willingly cast themselves to play the the self imposed role. Too predictably calculating and we've seen this type movie come along too many times, depending on the decade and its current most popular singer. This type vehicle is not for "actors" nor discovering "acting ability" - its more a stand, pose in an outfit, smile and lipsync your way through the horrible script. The rise and fall of Mariah Carey. "Glitter"s failure marks Carey as a "has been" pop star of yesteryear.
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All That Glitters Isn't Gold, July 1, 2003
While I enjoy Mariah Carey's music, this move is a trainwreck, only not the kind you can't turn away from. This is easy to walk away from. The movie is uninspired, as is the acting. It boggles the mind what makes pop divas think that because they can sing well, that they can also act. This has only proven true with a few artists, and the others are simply not acting material. Mariah would fall into that category. Her acting lacks emotion and drive, it seems like she is shifting from scene to scene just being there, like scenery. The supporting cast is better, but not much either. The script is a mess too, after a few scenes in the beginning when we see Carey's character being taken away, we're supposed to feel compassion but it doesn't happen. Basically the movie is just to show off Mariah's vocal skills which we already knew she had. Plain and simple. Overall, the acting is horrible, and the movie is boring, stay away from GLITTER.
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Not bad-But not for the big screen., April 12, 2002
Since Glitter didn't seem to be anywhere at the local theaters in my area, I can understand why Glitter was considered a box office failure. Honestly, the film was jaded from the beginning. It never really had a chance. I personally had bought the CD that accompanied this video and the CD is probably her best since "Butterfly", but this review is about "Glitter" the movie right? As a fan, its not hard for me to watch Glitter, but I do want to be objective as well. I feel that Glitter wasn't a bad movie. I have defintely seen far worse. I believe this movie was more suited for television or maybe a cable spot, but not big screen theater. The plot of course was somewhat predictable to a certain degree. It just didn't seem made for big screen theater. What people fail to realize is all that Ms. Carey did to get this project off the ground. She did more than just show up and act in this movie. From what I understand she was very instrumental in many aspects of production or direction etc. And I believe that for someone's first big screen movie, for her to have so much input, that is pretty good. Mariah's acting isn't bad either. The acting isn't the problem in this movie, perhaps the subject matter is a little predictable. Due to sooo much publicity things got overblown and the fact that it was Mariah didn't help. Do I recommend renting this movie. Definitely!!!!! Because on TV is where I think best suits a movie of this sort. Its not bad, but not made for the big screen.
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