Hollywood Stargirl

Stargirl Caraway (Grace VanderWaal) is headed to L. A. with her mother (Judy Greer). She continues her Hollywood music dream. Mr. Mitchell (Judd Hirsch) is the landlord. Stargirl befriends a couple of guys and they go to a bar for her to sing. She spots Roxanne Martel (Uma Thurman) drinking in a corner. She has hero worship for the former singer.

This is the sequel to Stargirl (2020). While I accepted the sweet sincerity of the first movie, this is becoming too much. A lot more can be excused with a child actor. Her genuine wholesomeness comes off sometimes as one dimensional acting. It leaves the movie without depth. I don't want to be too mean. That would be like kicking a puppy. Maybe she should have a good foil acting against her.

This is really a cute, sweet, engaging show! Nothing wrong with this at all - it's a fun movie. We enjoyed it across the board. It's a little slow, but it's a easy cute family movie. And that's all I have to say about that!

This movie has a much different feel than the original Stargirl, and I am still getting over the initial shock here despite enjoying the movie overall and its artful take on an age old theme. Indeed, there is a lot of beauty here - in the SCal scenery, characters, music and story. Stargirl as a character though is a bit on the innocent, wholesome side compared to those around her, and while this is important to the story, it somehow makes how her adventure in LA unfolds a bit improbable to say the least. Is she thinking things through as she makes her way out into her new world or just acting impulsively? As our talented lead, Grace VanderWaal imbues Stargirl with a unique blend of innocence and quirk, but while it is charming, she also projects a naivete that might shock even the original Stargirl. Maybe it doesn't matter and her mom who is wrapped up in her own problems doesn't care. In any case, I doubt most viewers will care either, while others may need to just be reminded that this is a Disney movie after all, and one refreshingly devoted to portraying a more sanitized version of the LA "follow your dream" experience. For the terminally jaded, it should prove a breath of fresh air, and under Julia Harts fine direction, the experience is really not so much "sanitized" as it is "artfully rendered". With lots of well chosen outdoor scenes throughout, this is partly why Hollywood Stargirl is in so many ways a very beautiful and moving film. And there is a lot of other stuff to like too. Various characters (Judd Hirsch, Uma Thurman) who cross Stargirl's path are turned into believers. Meanwhile Stargirl's mom can't balance her own needs with her motherly instincts. Two budding filmmakers also add fun and companionship as they have their own dream to fulfill. And then there is a really nice song writing sequence, followed by the realization you get that this song (Figure it Out) is propelling you deeper into the fantasy by virtue of the fact that it is such a great song. Suddenly, there is a lot more meaning to the film. I also enjoyed Stargirl discussing her past relationship with Leo, while bonding more deeply with her love interest here. It really shows you how Stargirl has matured, and how she now can put more of a historical perspective on her life. Her relationship with Evan is a deeper relationship as it should be, and adroitly handled with genuine emotion and tenderness.

Upon repeated viewing, all the little subplots and how they relate to the movie as a whole have fallen into place for me. The overall style which consists almost of a series of vignettes, typically alternating between muted and more manic ones, is extremely effective. That way we see the whole Stargirl throughout the entire movie, not, as in the original, a happy Stargirl for the first 45 minutes followed by an unhappy or wounded one. But my biggest question throughout gets back to Stargirl's true ambition in life. She didn't journey to LA to make it as I first assumed that she had. Her mom dragged her there. Once there, she is discovered more or less by accident, then only coaxed into performing more. And so her talent is unmistakable, but just as in the original movie, by NOT making it all about herself as someone with a bigger ego might've, she simply makes everyone around her a better person. Its as if her talent is used more to help others pursue their own dreams than it is to advance her own, but all the while not exactly turning down opportunities when they do come her way. This is IMHO the essence of Stargirl: devoted to entertaining while equally devoted to inspiring others to do the same. It worked in both movies but in wonderfully and totally different ways.

LOVED THIS! Such a sweet story, so uplifting, and fills you with hope.

Watched it with my 9 & 12 year old girls and we all fell in love with the story.

Great music, great movie! Highly UNDERRATED!

"Hollywood stargirl" is full of energetic, alter and friendship one.

It's a movie where I find myself completely into it. With every starting new scenes in this movie, I had felt something a new energy rising inside of me. In the same way, the attitude of extrovert presented in this movie, just inspires me to be someone new that I am afraid of to be. As we heard many times, doing friendship is easy but maintaining it, is a hardest thing to leave a mark on. That's how I was and am still. But this movie try to make a impact on my life with a still Hope on it.

Talking about the acting, all the cast had done a wonderful job. But somehow we know that it still can be better. The place where a film was shooted was a best choice ever made. The directing things with different angle made me to love it.

Somehow this movie is worth to watch for once. Thank you ...hope you like me mine review and yes kind of........