Glitter is the week's only major Hollywood release, and it offers considerable escapist entertainment while hitting an affirmative note.
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L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
Glitter is, if nothing else, comfortable with what it is, namely earnestly made, wholehearted schlock.
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New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
This is the worst performance by a pop star in a dramatic role since Madonna suited up for "Shanghai Surprise."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
It doesn't help that Glitter is such a derivative mishmash of cinematic and real-life situations that it's nearly impossible to count all the ways.
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Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It's doubtful that even a real actress could have triumphed over the rusty tinsel of Glitter, a hapless, retro-'80s ''Star Is Born.''
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TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
A butt-numbing exercise in tedium, sporadically redeemed by moments of unintentional hilarity.
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Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Glitter does no one any favors.
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VarietyRobert Koehler
VarietyRobert Koehler
Glitter deserves yet another title: "A Star Is Dull." As phony a vehicle as one could possibly concoct for a wannabe movie star, pic carries Mariah Carey into a swamp of gloppy melodrama.
Mostly dross, an unintentionally hilarious compendium of time-tested cinematic clichés that illustrates the chasm between hopeful imitation and successful duplication.