Glitter (2001)

Powerful

Excellent but underrated film

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

She's a queen, love her, best woman ever, great film, best singer and dancer

My, oh my. What an atrocity.If the insipid script and trite plot don't get you, then the flat acting and stereotyped characters (including Mariah's) will; and if you can stomach both of those, the photography will.There is one decent line in the movie: when Mariah first encounters escargots, she says, "someone went all the way to France for this?" Not bad, but a single line does not make up for the banal dialogue or the tired "girl gets everything but loses her soul" plot line. Even the sex scene looks like something out of a soap opera.As to the direction, the less said, the better. I've seen home movies where more care and thought was given to the composition. When artsiness intrudes, it is annoying and distracting (such as in the transitions. Not standard dissolves or fades, but intrusive helicopter shots of Manhattan. Other annoying tricks of cinematography: a few bits of slow motion for key moments; the digital distortion of the background in one shot). Finally, a bit about the music. Other than the closing credits, I don't think there was one full-length song by Ms Carey. Plenty of snippets, of course, but no actual songs. In other words, you can't even call this a musical.

I was astonished. There is no movie or whatsoever ! The story I watched is one cheap rip-off from (A Star is Born) mixed with useless forgotten-from-the-start another story about the return of once-drunken mom to her long-lost daughter. It could be, from very very merciful angle, an anti-alcohol public service announcement, yet through the behavior of scriptwriters ! And if it is, as I heard, partly Mariah Carey's biography, then the tagline should be: In music she found her dream, her love, herself. Not cinema ! OK, I said to myself, so what about the songs? However as a fan of Mariah Carey's music and voice (like me), or not, you must hate these songs. The only track that worth hearing, Want You; a duet with (Eric Benét), is butchered in the background of one scene, even (Benét) got no respectable character during it !! Some of the songs were so 80s, and sorrowfully I mean it in the bad sense.The acting was extremely UGLY. (Max Beesley) must work in any other line than acting. (Mariah Carey) earned the Worst Actress award for that year fair and square. Speaking about ugliness, one of the most famous beauties back then, Mariah herself, looked really not beautiful for most of the time. Maybe that's the effect of this movie on her ! I hated it for making nothing to be watched, heard, or bearable. The release of it was postponed for 3 weeks when Mariah was hospitalized as a result of an "emotional and physical breakdown". Till now I believe that that happened due to undeclared reason which is watching this movie before releasing it (and I'm not kidding !).You read that it is listed among the 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book (The Official Razzie® Movie Guide). Now I beg to differ. Bad it is. Enjoyably? It isn't !

great movie , i enjoyed it a lot. i was interested in the story how an artist becomes a superstar , and this movies shows it all . it is the perfect example as well , Mariah Carey and her life story. this is how it was in the days,and this movie shows it exactly how the life was in that time.it shows how the people were and how they lived. if the people or the artist seems fake in the movie , it probably has been done like that for a reason, people were fake in that time in that kind of club scene , and they actually still are. anybody that came up with a negative review here ,probably totally missed the point of this movie. it is not about how great the actors are and how great the cinematography is - actually at that point i thought that was great as well-but it is all about the story . it shows you where an unknown artist got recognized for talent and makes it up all the way to the top. very interesting to see , specially because we all know Mariah Carey. i understand people don't like her guts and quality , but let's be honest , she is an amazing artist like nobody else , she is famous and has millions of fans for a reason . she is beautiful and talented.this movie is not so much about Mariah herself , but more about the story in general of an artist who had the chance to climb up in the jungle that is called music business.if you are interested in such a story , than you will see a jewel of a movie here. but if you are more interested in Oscar winning material with amazing plot and special effects and amazing written stories , OK this is not the movie for you , and you probably will write a review this is the worst movie you ever saw, just like anybody else here. that is so unfair , glitter is a great movie for what it wants to show, very well done . and best of all : very realistic.i saw Oscar winning movies , and i thought they were complete boring . so it is all a matter of tasteglitter is a great movie in my opinion, i would recommend it to anyone because it shows the real life of how musicians live and their dreams to become recognized and how they reach the top with ups and downs.i think the movie was not accepted so well , because Mariah played herself , and people were expecting world wonders . but they got just plain reality to see . a true story. if somebody else would have played the main actress roll , it would have been maybe better for the movie . Mariah has such a strong personality , it overwhelms the whole picture, it was no problem for me . i was looking for the story anyway. but my point is , if another actress would have done this job , the movie could have been accepted much better and maybe get an Oscar. not that there is something wrong with Mariah as an actress, but the fact that she is playing actually herself might look a bit self crowning. maybe that is the reason why so much people disliked this movie . you are a great singer , and you play yourself in a movie to show how great you are. that was plus and plus and too much plus for yourself , and will end up in negative. if you are so cool and so great it just looks better if someone else will do that acting roll , instead of when you will do it yourself.that didn't matter for me , i loved the story . i will watch it again and enjoy sometime soon. if you love the 80s and the life around that time , this movie is a MUST SEE.