It seems as though I've been going to the movies a lot lately. Hmm...must be a phase I'm going through.

Anyway, I went to see Stardust yesterday, and I'm glad I did. It was an interesting story (albeit somewhat predictable), it was well acted, and what red-blooded American man wouldn't enjoy a film with Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Kate Magowan and Sienna Miller? And I suppose that after Nathaniel Parker grew into his own, he was a treat for the ladies, too.

I've only got one minor complaint, and I think it wouldn't be an issue for most Americans: the accents. I'm not positive how many of the cast aren't English, but I know that Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes are Americans, and had to learn how to speak "English." I lived for about 16 years hearing at least one English accent every day, and I have to say that on many occasions, these two lovely ladies' English accents were lousy. Also a bit incongruous was that Robert De Niro didn't even try to put on an accent; he just spoke Merkin*.

As an aside, what's up with the IMDB entry for this movie? In the abbreviated cast listing on the main page, they don't include Pfeiffer, Danes or De Niro, but they do include the actors who played, for example, "Grumpy Customer" and "Guard." What's up with that?

At any rate, a thoroughly enjoyable movie. I recommend it to you.

*Note: Merkin is my lame attempt at being cute. It means "American," although there are some other interesting definitions. Google it.