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SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

SnoopyStyle Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) is an ugly duckling weirdo from St. Monica High School. She's tormented by mean girl Evian (Elaine Hendrix), and has a secret crush on Sky Corrigan (Will Ferrell).Director Bruce McCulloch from 'Kids in the Hall' tries to put this super successful SNL character onto the big screen. The school is filled with strange insane characters. Some of them are even funny. However the movie suffers from Mary Katherine Gallagher's low energy speaking voice. It needs to be countered by more energy from the other characters especially Sky. The physical stuff is very funny, and it's no coincidence that's when Mary is at her highest energy output. The basic storyline is ripped from countless other high school fare. A lot of references are made to Carrie. Molly Shannon commits completely. Elaine Hendrix shines brightly as the queen bee. But Will Ferrell is too reserved.

kamaribrendanpurcell I think that the humor in this movie was awful. The part about how the parents died is extremely stupid and not well thought out. The only thing that saved this movie for me is the fact that Evian (Elaine Hendrix) was in it. Only memorable part of this move was her in her bra and panties. Will Ferrel was decently funny but overall the movie as a whole was just plain terrible. The movie was filled with cheesy lines. The single worse part was the random singing and dancing. I thought this was an even stupider version of glee. The acting was way over the top and not in a good way. I didn't find myself crying on the floor laughing.

flumpman-1 I remember watching this movie when I was working in America in the year 2000 with my cousin and absolutely pissing my pants with laughter at it.I then totally forgot about it until I noticed it on a website for sale for like £3 and thought I would buy it and see if it was as funny as I remembered. It was - and it was funnier the second time around.Molly Shannon is an underrated comedic actress who we should see more often and who should be given lead roles on a more regular basis as she is absolutely hilarious in Superstar.This movie has absolutely no point and no story but is just full of class comedy moments which make me chuckle over and over again. And not only is Ms Shannon rather good in it - Will Ferrell is on top form before he made it big time. Its just a shame he didn't drag Molly with him and make her as big a star as she is.Get her in the Frat Pack now! Oh - and this movie is well funny so I recommend it highly to anyone with a sense of humour!

reginamia Because we had seen all the other comedies at the DVD store, my son and I finally watched Superstar. It had been so panned by every review I had ever seen, I thought it would be a waste of time. Perhaps especially for those who have memories of Catholic schools, it is as delightful as it is silly. My twelve-year-old does not have these memories but he laughed hysterically none the less.I do recommend this film, but I do not recommend the critics who gave it only one star. Like psychologists, film critics must understand both the genres they review, and every type of audience that will view the film. This comedy may not be for everyone, but I cannot imagine anyone taking real offense at it either.