Times Of India
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6.0
A well-acted tale about nurturing dreams that keeps you invested.
Star
out of 10
Mixedlukewarm or divided
Monk Score · 5 scored reviews · 2 not ratedA sincere but shapeless ode to dreaming that never quite wins you over.
Verdict tier Mixed, lukewarm or divided, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.
- Praised: Sincere intentions and relatable premise
- Criticised: Weak narrative coherence and protagonist
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Critical reception for Star is mixed-to-lukewarm, with most scores clustering around the 50-60 range. Critics acknowledged the film's sincerity and relatable premise centered on a middle-class dreamer pursuing a cinema career, with some noting genuine emotional moments and good intentions from the filmmaker. However, the consensus points to the film failing to cohere as a whole, with criticisms of an overwritten narrative, a protagonist who struggles to earn audience empathy, and an inability to translate its heartfelt ambitions into something truly affecting.
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Critic reviews (7)
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TimesNowNews
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6.0A film that promises to inspire but ends up being just an entertainer.
India Today
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5.0Elan’s story is so relatable as we would have all come across that one friend who hails from a middle-class background but wants to make it big in cinema. And it’s still so fascinating as cinema is one of the prime modes of entertainment.
Indian Express
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5.0Star only twinkles and fails to shine bright–it's more about the parts and less about the whole. The film wallows in the suffering of its lead character, who misses success by a whisker, with a protagonist who often comes across as selfish and at times unworthy of empathy.
Ottplay
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5.0It's a film that works magic in parts. There is brutal honesty through which it is said, but misses something magical that makes it truly special.
Film Companion
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The little moments get lost in an overwritten, cloying drama.
The Hindu
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There's a lot of heart in everything filmmaker Elan wishes to tell through Star, but sometimes, what we do in the name of love might not be how something truly needs to be loved, and this is the case with the way Elan decides to flesh out his ideas. It is only the memory of these few moments — and the inert good intentions of the film — that makes Star shine even when it falls.
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