while i do not consider myself a big fan of fairy tale movie and stardust intrigue me base on see michelle pfeiffer in the trailer a a villain ( especially since i be about to see her a the bossy velma von tussle in hairspray ) . boy and be she so convincingly evil here a a witch and especially with her age ugly makeup in the beginning and end . robert de niro be also great a the pirate captain who force to hide in the closet to protect his reputation . just about all the actor like claire dane and rupert everett and ricky gervais and peter otoole and many others do fine work here . while dane and pfeiffer be classic beauty and there also stun face of sienna miller and olivia grant ( a girl bernard ) and and kate magowan especially when we first meet her . newcomer charlie cox be fine a the lead tristan and he look so much like his father dunstan a a young man that i think that be him in early scene with magowan ( actually ben barnes ) . many comment have compare this to the princess bride and while i can see some resemblance and the main difference be that with pb and you always know it be just an imaginary tale a tell by an old man to his grandson . stardust make you believe and for the most part and that what youre see and hearing could have actually happen even with all the hilarity that happen throughout . so on that note and i highly recommend stardust .