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Stars In Shorts

  R HD

Robert Festinger, Rupert Friend, Jay Kamen, Neil LaBute, Benjamin Grayson, Jacob Chase & Chris Foggin

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Plot Summary

ShortsHD presents STARS IN SHORTS, an incredible collection of short movies featuring some of the biggest actors such as Colin Firth and Keira Knightley, Judi Dench, Jason Alexander, Lilly Tomlin, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julia Stiles and others.

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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews

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60%
  • Reviews Counted: 15
  • Fresh: 9
  • Rotten: 6
  • Average Rating: 5.9/10

Top Critics' Reviews

Fresh: Its most consistent pleasures derive more from its performances than from storytelling. – Stephen Holden, New York Times, Sep 27, 2012

Fresh: This assemblage of star-filled shorts makes for a generally rewarding grab bag. – Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter, Sep 27, 2012

Rotten: There's no consistent theme to the seven segments other than "starring famous people," hence the wink-wink title. – Sherilyn Connelly, Village Voice, Sep 25, 2012

Rotten: None of the seven shorts here is worth a single, well-made feature. – Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News, Sep 27, 2012

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Customer Reviews

non stop laughing

lily and jesse are genius together! I couldn't stop laughing!

Only 2 out of 7 (perhaps 3) are really worth watching

Out of the seven shorts only 2 are worth watching: Friend Request Pending and Steve. I could add the Prodigal to the list - watch it and see that any feature-length movie of that sort could be cut down to 10 minutes (and probably should be). Prodigal, actually, is a great short movie exactly for that reason: it clearly demonstrates that a good plot, gripping dialogues, good acting, and a good variety of sceneries and shots could be fit into 10-15 minutes and tell you the whole story well enough.

The musical one (Not Your Time, if I remember correctly) is waaaaay long. Now, unlike Prodigal, it shows what a short movie is NOT supposed to be. I think the 10-minute version would have been way more interesting. This is especially clear in compilation with 8-9-minute long movies.

Sexting is interesting only in form: the actress was limited to a portrait-size black-and-white photo. The dynamic of the monologue is interesting, but the whole thing looks like an interesting (though not over-challenging) exercise in acting. And nothing else. Oh, no, wait. Good hair style, too.

Procession is a great example of having a gripping beginning and a good ending and not very much in between.

After-School Special: a waste of good acting.

Overall, too much cursing and talking about sex (except Friend Request Pending, Steve, and Prodigal). I really cannot agree to the idea that limits all of our life experience to cursing and sex. In this sense, the movies I listed as top three are way more balanced.

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