Glitter

I wanted so desperately to despise this movie, for Mariah Carey is to me what fingernails on a chalkboard is to others. But GLITTER isn't the kind of bad movie that is so godawful that it's something to behold, like PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE or SHOWGIRLS. It just sucks. The movie is a 90 minute yawn. It's like watching a documentary on selling Amway. Dull, pointless, mildly annoying. This movie is so devoid of ANYTHING, it isn't the embarrassment to Carey's career so many of us had hoped it would be. It's a paperweight. It's just something sitting there that you step over. At least we can get some satisfaction out of the fact that the movie tanked at the box office. Mariah's seemingly bottomless ego and bewildering appeal have faded somewhat in the years since GLITTER's release. I doubt the movie had too much to do with it. It probably has more to do with people catching onto the fact that, while she can sing, there's nothing whatsoever behind that voice.

What's with all the negative comments? If you ask me, Mariah Carey gives a dazzling performance in this touching musical drama that's sure to stick with you! You go, girl! If you ask me, Billie (Mariah Carey) could sing very well. When she recorded her first hit, I felt really good. This was because she sounded really good. The performances were smashing, the soundtrack excellent, and the cast perfectly chosen. Even though I like all of the songs in this movie, I would have to say that "Never Too Far" is my favorite. It really touched me inside. One of the best musical dramas of all time, I give GLITTER three out of four stars.

This movie, oh let me tell you, this movie, man like I just read about all the artists Mariah Carey collaborated with on the soundtrack for this movie and I'm thinking they screwed up,big time. What a waste of their time, seriously, Glitter? No way man, no way. I read Mariah was shopping the script around for three years before some crazy fool bought it, my first thought was somebody who had the power to say "no" to Mariah Carey obviously wasn't working hard enough, 3 years? 3 years? man,she should still be shopping this script, don't you all know its Mariah Carey? Can't you read that script? Its terrible, its a shameless self-indulgent hollow one hundred and four minutes that you can never get back, no way at all.

Glitter was a good movie. Mariah can actually act. I'm not a big Mariah fan but lets face it the movie wasn't bad. I didn't go to the theater when it was playing because the critics hated it. When I saw it on HBO, I have to say that those critics were too hard on the film. There have been movies with much less artistic merit than glitter. On a scale from 1 to 10 I give it a six.

What do you get when you take a over hyped singer and put her in a movie? You get Glitter. This is an example of why most singer should stay singers. Acting is not something that Mariah Carey should have not let an agent talk her into. This was suppose to be a romance movie, but if I had been the guy that she was after, I would have stepped in front of a speeding truck just to get out of this travesty of a film. The only good thing about this move are the credits at the end. That way you know that you reache the end of such a bad movie.

Mariah singing is the best part about this movie. The plot is nothing but cliche after cliche. Mariah definitely does not need to be filming emotional scenes where she has to cry because she was awful at it. And a lot of the clothes and hair styles don't really seem like the 80s. (SPOILERS): The ending where Billie finally meets her mom again and everything is great between them is so unrealistic. Not every movie has to have some happy, cheesy ending.(END OF SPOILERS) FINAL VERDICT: If you like Mariah's voice, it would probably be better just to listen to the sound track and skip the actually film. The movie itself is so predictable, there really is no need to watch it.

I don't see how everyone can think this movie is so horrible, I have always loved the movie. Its been one of my favorites since I was little and Mariah Carey's voice is amazing/beautiful. Its upbeat music, and heartfelt music, about a struggling singer, who makes it, and when she was younger gets disconnected from her mother, a lot of people out there have similar stories, and are trying to make it, not everyone makes it, but Mariah did. I think its a great story line, and a good movie. There are always good and bad points to a movie, but I just don't see how it had such bad reviews now, and when it was made. Myself, friends and family, think its a great movie. I have it on VHS, never seen it on DVD, but I still watch it every now and then. I guess it just depends how you want to look at movies. But in my opinion it is worth watching.

We all know that Mariah Carey was at her best in the 90s. Starting a movie"career" was probably a cry for help and fear to be forgotten. She should never been in this movie or any movies at all. She can sing but she can't act. So I hope she stick to her singing from now on. Doing what she can best. And why do all pop stars have to be in a movie anyway. Isn't it enough to keep with doing one thing? I don't even understand why I take my time to write this. It's a waste. This is just a movie for little girls that are huge fans of Mariah Carey. Nothing more. It's not a movie for ordinary adults for sure. I found it lame and weak. I simply got embarrassed for Mariah's sake. I don't understand why she wanted to do this movie at all. It's OK that she wanted to try something new but I hope she realise that this wasn't for her.