To win the heart of his beloved (Sienna Miller), a young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) ventures into the realm of fairies to retrieve a fallen star. What Tristan finds, however, is not a chunk of space rock, but a woman (Claire Danes) named Yvaine. Yvaine is in great danger, for the king's sons need her powers to secure the throne, and an evil witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) wants to use her to achieve eternal youth and beauty.
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If the ends justify the means, then writer-director-producer Matthew Vaughn must finally be forgiven for abandoning "X-Men: The Last Stand" to the echoless creative void that is Brett Ratner. After all, "Stardust" – adapted from the illustrated fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman – makes for uncommonly appealing ends. (Full review)