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Avg. Critic Score: 42 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
14 Iffy for 14+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

    Delivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent ``SNL'' movies (``It's Pat!'' and ``A Night at the Roxbury'') didn't. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Part of the reason for the comic surehandedness is the obvious chemistry between Shannon, Ferrell, and director Bruce McCulloch. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Dennis Harvey

    A pleasant surprise...more directorial personality here than most "SNL"-derived features get...the cheerily absurd, color-saturated atmosphere recalls John Waters' "Hairspray." Read full review

  • 60
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Endearing if slight, Superstar at least knows what it's doing the whole way. Read full review

  • 40
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    No dice...But no apologies are needed for Shannon--she earns her star spot. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times |

    A comedy with several good laughs but no convincing cohesion. Read full review

  • 25
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    Bless me, Father, for I actually laughed once during this gosh-awful spinoff...about as funny as an oozing fever blister. Read full review

  • 25
    Chicago Sun-Times |

    Too bad the Catholic League is so busy attacking good films, like "Dogma," that it can't spare the time to picket bad ones. Read full review

  • 25
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    It barely boasts enough funny material to fill four minutes. Read full review

  • 20
    Los Angeles Times |

    If Superstar were meatloaf--and that would be an improvement--the recipe would be 4 pounds bread crumbs to 3 ounces sirloin. Make that chuck. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+ Even SNL fans will find this movie too long.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there are a number of raunchy references and a portrayal of Mary Katherine's vision of Jesus that may be offensive to some viewers.
  • Families can talk about the careless cruelty and need to conform of many high school students, and Mary Katherine's growing understanding that "you have to be your own rainbow" and that what matters is what she thinks about herself, not what Sky thinks about her.
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Not an issue
What to watch for
  • violence false2 Violence: Some comic pratfalls and fights.
  • sex false3 Sex: Comic and insult references.
  • language false3 Language: Some strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Character pretends to be high.
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