Glitter (2001)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:6
Rotten:80
Average Rating:2.8/10
Consensus: Glitter is a hodgepodge of movie cliches and bad acting that's sure to generate unintentional laughs. Unfortunately, the movie is not bad enough to be good.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Carey plays Billie Frank, a shy, young mixed-race girl who is sent away by her alcoholic mother at a very early age. At an orphanage, she befriends Louise (Da Brat) and Roxanne (Tia Texada), with... [More]
Starring: Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Da Brat, Tia Texada
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Reviews for Glitter
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 1/5 |
Heroically bad. Full Review |
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This fails to convince on several levels: Carey's assumed edginess; Beesley's faltering Brooklyn accent; turns from such celebs as rapper Da Brat and soul vocalist Eric Benet; the half-hearted '80s references and the haphazard retro effects. Full Review |
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It's so badly botched that it's entertaining ... for all the wrong reasons. Full Review |
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A sugary, over-produced power ballad of a movie. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Hilariously inept showcase. Full Review |
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1/4 |
The movie is bad. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Nothing redeemable could possibly have come out of Kate Lanier's ill-fated script. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Vondie Curtis-Hall tries to invigorate the bland script by careening his cameras throughout the streets and club life of Manhattan while Carey’s glorious voice is drowned out by sheets of off-key cliches. Full Review |
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3/10 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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2/4 |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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The best parts of this dud are the ones in which she's singing. This is what she does best. This is what she should stick to. Save your money and watch her videos for free on cable music-television networks. Full Review |
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A guilty pleasure. Full Review |
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A disaster like no other, Glitter has as its jaw-dropping highlight what I have to believe is the only scene of seduction by vibraphone ever filmed.
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1/4 |
Mariah Carey should have taken an acting class from Marky Mark Wahlberg. The first lesson: start small. Full Review |
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F |
It was almost physically uncomfortable watching the performances in Glitter. Full Review |
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0.5/5 |
If anyone does shed any tears at Glitter, it's undoubtedly from busting a gut laughing. Full Review |
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D- |
Glitter lacks sparkle. Full Review |
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your standard-issue "I turned around and I was famous" melodrama, set in an implausibly wholesome-looking 1983 club world, where most of the folks dress oddly, but generally are just about as nice as pie. Full Review |
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1/4 |
If nothing else, at least it killed a career. Max Beesely looks like a porno Luke Skywalker...The Shaggs had more talent. Full Review |
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1/4 |
If poor Mariah Carey suffered a well-publicized breakdown prior to the release of this disposable display, imagine what she'll feel like to learn that she may have appeared in one of the worst ill-advised pointless flicks of the year. Full Review |
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