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STARBRIGHT – Luděk Dřízhal
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
Starbright is a science fiction-fantasy-action film directed by Francesco Lucente, starring John Rhys-Davies, Diego Boneta, Ted Levine, and Alexandra Dowling. The story follows a young woman named Aisling (Dowling), who lives on a remote farm with her grandparents, and whose life changes when something crash-lands in a field near her home. When she investigates, she encounters a mysterious angel-like man named Raphael (Rhys-Davies), who reveals what crashed – a tiny star – which Raphael then entrusts to Aisling for safekeeping. With the additional help of a kind-hearted stranger named Joshua (Boneta), Aisling and Raphael attempt to protect the star from three criminals who wish to exploit its power; what follows (according to the film’s press material) is “a perilous journey through a world where magic and life collide,” with the three characters “discovering that the light’s true power lies in awakening hope in humanity.” Make of that what you will. It sounds rather biblical to me. Read more…
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