At the time John Carpenter made 'Starman', he was widely regarded as a horror director, with films like 'Halloween', 'The Fog', 'The Thing' and 'Christine'. Being a John Carpenter film, 'Starman' could very well have gone into so many different directions. Instead, this is a very reserved and believable alien movie.
'Starman' has a simple premise, and I rather enjoyed this simplicity. Having intercepted a message from Earth, an alien is sent to Earth to make contact. However, his craft is shot down. Now, the alien only has three days to live, and needs to get to Arizona in order to be saved by his kind. The film follows Jenny (Karen Allen) and the alien, Starman, on a journey across country to Arizona. What follows, is a hilarious, action-packed adventure. When I say hilarious, this is not a comedy, but there are some real funny moments thanks to Starman's ignorance and rather failed attempt at being human. He doesn't understand English very well, and neither can he comprehend some of humanity's customs.
'Starman' features excellent and very sincere performances by Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. This is a fun action adventure with a powerful message and a beautiful ending. I loved this! I actually never expected it to be this good!
'Starman' has a simple premise, and I rather enjoyed this simplicity. Having intercepted a message from Earth, an alien is sent to Earth to make contact. However, his craft is shot down. Now, the alien only has three days to live, and needs to get to Arizona in order to be saved by his kind. The film follows Jenny (Karen Allen) and the alien, Starman, on a journey across country to Arizona. What follows, is a hilarious, action-packed adventure. When I say hilarious, this is not a comedy, but there are some real funny moments thanks to Starman's ignorance and rather failed attempt at being human. He doesn't understand English very well, and neither can he comprehend some of humanity's customs.
'Starman' features excellent and very sincere performances by Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. This is a fun action adventure with a powerful message and a beautiful ending. I loved this! I actually never expected it to be this good!