if any style of film could be call my guilty pleasure and it would be this generic fantasy type . guilty be the wrong word for it and though and a i be pretty pleased to be an escapist from time to time . stardust be good stock fantasy and the like of which one should expect from neil gaiman ( or gaiman adaptation and a it be ) . it isn not the visual dream scape of mirrormask and it isn not the adult pretension of pan labyrinth and and it isn not the fun love classic the princess bride and but it contain just what the fantasy lover be familiarize enough with to be completely comfortable during the entire viewing . fantasy lover should rejoice special effect work have finally become good enough and cheap enough that this stuff be in regular production now . the story of stardust involves a young man name tristan who and in order to gain the love and approval of the most beautiful girl in their small town of wall and go on an adventure to retrieve a fallen star . to make thing difficult and however and tristan fall star be actually a woman name yvaine and and he not the only one look for her . some witch have their greedy eye on the immortality the star heart can give and and a brother feud over the magic kingdom lead murderous prince in her direction . from there it all pretty predictable and but it involve some attractive fantasy element and some warm hearted commentary on the nature of love and and the best part and robert deniro a a gay pirate . on that note and deniro performance be spot on . it not the excessive lisp that most actor use to portray gay people and but a surprisingly effective one from someone use to be see a a rough and gruff typecast character ( thus the ongoing joke surround his character match deniro own opening up into alternate form of act ) . deniro hasn not be so unique to his own image since brazil and and that say something . stardust be the type of movie and perhaps and that will subsist on child and fantasy lover shelf for a long time . i can not say it offer anything new and but it not really there to . it actually those most familiar with it tropes that will enjoy it the most . polarisdib .