Brightest Star

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Brightest Star

2014

1h 20m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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15 Reviews

23%

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After his girlfriend dumps him, a young man (Chris Lowell) tries to become the kind of person she desires, but his growing love for a singer (Jessica Szohr) and some advice from an astronomer (Allison Janney) help him remain true to himself.

Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

01/31/2014

1.5/4

This is a movie that so privileges the perspective of the good-looking foofy-haired white male that it makes you understand the absolutely pejorative aspect of the term "heteronormative."

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Geoff Berkshire

Variety

01/30/2014

Lowell's considerable charm goes a long way toward filling in the gaps and the story's emphasis on self-discovery over romantic couplings supplies enough interest to sustain the brisk 80-minute running time.

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

01/30/2014

Gives us a story of love among 20-somethings without telling us enough about the main characters to indicate why we should care about their perfectly ordinary entanglements.

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Andrew Lapin

The Dissolve

02/07/2014

2.0/5

The chief problem is that no matter what the nameless dude is up to, it hardly seems to matter.

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

02/02/2014

5/10

Shallow, contrived, toothless and ultimately forgettable.

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

01/31/2014

2.5/4

Notable for its effective performances and for the sincerity with which it tries to capture the confusion of young adulthood, but it often chooses simplicity over depth.

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06/10/2016

A dull romance about a pretty boy's drama and the path of finding whats the right in his heart. Really? You think we wanna watch that?!

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12/12/2015

not so much but at least the main character didn't break the 4th wall

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01/15/2015

How could a movie with so many fantastic actors be SO TERRIBLE. It wasn't even terrible, it was just boring. Saying it's terrible means that I cared about it, it was a movie that a watched and it was a waste.

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01/02/2015

***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

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12/24/2014

made me wanna look at the stars

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12/03/2014

I gave the Brightest Star 5 shining stars :). It is a must see for the whole fam. I laughed, I cried, and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The character development, the plot twists, and the excellent screenplay make this movie a life changing experience that I would recommend to anyone. 5 BRIGHTEST STARS ;)

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Synopsis

After his girlfriend dumps him, a young man (Chris Lowell) tries to become the kind of person she desires, but his growing love for a singer (Jessica Szohr) and some advice from an astronomer (Allison Janney) help him remain true to himself.

Director: Maggie Kiley
Producer: Jason Potash, Paul Finkel, Kyle Heller, Gina Resnick
Screenwriter: Maggie Kiley, Matthew Mullen
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Storyboard Entertainment, What a World Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 20m