Superstar

I'd never really had a love for this movie. That being said revisiting it so many years later it's cuter than I remember and a little bit more funny. Molly Shannon plays the awkward and slightly annoying Mary Katherine Gallagher an odd fame obsessed youngster who just wants to be taken seriously. Shes of course constantly bullied and has her eyes on "hot" guy Will Ferrell. The movie plays out predictably and some of the laughs really work. Overall it's a fun flick that just tries a little to hard.

Thank heavens for films like SUPERSTAR. This movie was not meant to be the comedy of the decade, there are enough movies that are over-hyped, over-budget, and over-done that attempt to claim that title already. This little movie is just silly, and fun. Molly Shannon plays her SNL character Mary Katherine, along with Will Ferrel. The plot is simple enough - Molly and Will are students at a catholic school, and Molly (Mary Katherine) is battling for the attention of Will (Sky Corrigan) who is more interested in the cute Elaine Hendrix (Evian Graham). You might remember Elaine from her role in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

Glynis Johns, of Mary Poppins fame, plays Mary Katherines Grandma. For you movie buffs out there, you might be interested in knowing that Glynis is the real-life daughter of Mervyn Johns, who played Bob Cratchit in the 1951 version of Scrooge with Alastair Sim. She helps teach Mary Katherine how to dance and sing so she can win the school talent contest, with the main prize being a trip to Hollywood, and a bit part in a major motion picture.

Thats about it for the plot. Kind of like a Three stooges short. Just enough plot for the fun to unfold, and it really does. Nothing serious here folks, just one silly skit after another. You can tell right from the start, this film was just meant to be fun. Ever been flipping through the channels and run into a Three stooges short, so you stop and watch just for a few laughs? That SUPERSTAR in a nutshell!

This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. There are many really great belly-laughs here. There also are some very heartwarming moments when Mary Katherine Gallagher conjures up feelings of sympathy for her plight as a "nerd" among "beautiful people." The ending was wonderful. I really enjoyed seeing Glynis Johns again. I've always enjoyed her performances very much. All in all, I think this is an all-round good, very enjoyable movie!

Superstar is the not so hit movie starring Molly Shannon and co starring Will Ferrell in one of the first movies they did together. The movie is about Mary Katherine Gallagher and all she wants in life is a Hollywood kiss but she realises that to get that she needs to be like the people in the movies. The movie is funny on many bases and Will Ferrell's character just held it together beautifully. The movie is definitely a must watch for fans of Saturday Night Live or Saturday Night Live skit turned Movies and Molly Shannon/Will Ferrell shows. Overall this movie is funny the whole way through and Will Ferrell's character was excellently petried. I rate this 74%.

This movie was definitely "different," but I thought it was hilarious. Mary was extremely geeky (I've never seen the SNL skit so I was not familiar with her) and even gross sometimes, which was sort of annoying and made it hard to like her, but it also made me laugh my head off. I did think the ending was very sweet, mainly because I liked Slater. I thought all along that Slater was a really neat character, especially when we found out who he was, and that he was a sweet guy. I also liked the grandmother (I can't believe she played in Mary Poppins -- that's so neat!).