Arenas4812 This movie was truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The soundtrack was pretty good for the kids. Which I was in High School at the time. Overall, I remember the plot just being really bad. Even with Mariah Carey being the main star. In fact, it almost seemed like a bad parody of Mariah Carey's life. I was shocked that she allowed this. I just remember the crazy/drunk MTV strip tease, and that's pretty much how this movie was. It's really just a marketing tool for Mariah Carey. I'm a fan,but not that big of fan. I'd only watch this if you were absolutely bored out of your mind. Otherwise, there's nothing interesting about this movie to watch. Tennessee was a much better production, and plot to see Mariah in.

jessegehrig This movie, oh let me tell you, this movie, man like I just read about all the artists Mariah Carey collaborated with on the soundtrack for this movie and I'm thinking they screwed up,big time. What a waste of their time, seriously, Glitter? No way man, no way. I read Mariah was shopping the script around for three years before some crazy fool bought it, my first thought was somebody who had the power to say "no" to Mariah Carey obviously wasn't working hard enough, 3 years? 3 years? man,she should still be shopping this script, don't you all know its Mariah Carey? Can't you read that script? Its terrible, its a shameless self-indulgent hollow one hundred and four minutes that you can never get back, no way at all.

evk311 great movie , i enjoyed it a lot. i was interested in the story how an artist becomes a superstar , and this movies shows it all . it is the perfect example as well , Mariah Carey and her life story. this is how it was in the days,and this movie shows it exactly how the life was in that time.it shows how the people were and how they lived. if the people or the artist seems fake in the movie , it probably has been done like that for a reason, people were fake in that time in that kind of club scene , and they actually still are. anybody that came up with a negative review here ,probably totally missed the point of this movie. it is not about how great the actors are and how great the cinematography is - actually at that point i thought that was great as well-but it is all about the story . it shows you where an unknown artist got recognized for talent and makes it up all the way to the top. very interesting to see , specially because we all know Mariah Carey. i understand people don't like her guts and quality , but let's be honest , she is an amazing artist like nobody else , she is famous and has millions of fans for a reason . she is beautiful and talented.this movie is not so much about Mariah herself , but more about the story in general of an artist who had the chance to climb up in the jungle that is called music business.if you are interested in such a story , than you will see a jewel of a movie here. but if you are more interested in Oscar winning material with amazing plot and special effects and amazing written stories , OK this is not the movie for you , and you probably will write a review this is the worst movie you ever saw, just like anybody else here. that is so unfair , glitter is a great movie for what it wants to show, very well done . and best of all : very realistic.i saw Oscar winning movies , and i thought they were complete boring . so it is all a matter of tasteglitter is a great movie in my opinion, i would recommend it to anyone because it shows the real life of how musicians live and their dreams to become recognized and how they reach the top with ups and downs.i think the movie was not accepted so well , because Mariah played herself , and people were expecting world wonders . but they got just plain reality to see . a true story. if somebody else would have played the main actress roll , it would have been maybe better for the movie . Mariah has such a strong personality , it overwhelms the whole picture, it was no problem for me . i was looking for the story anyway. but my point is , if another actress would have done this job , the movie could have been accepted much better and maybe get an Oscar. not that there is something wrong with Mariah as an actress, but the fact that she is playing actually herself might look a bit self crowning. maybe that is the reason why so much people disliked this movie . you are a great singer , and you play yourself in a movie to show how great you are. that was plus and plus and too much plus for yourself , and will end up in negative. if you are so cool and so great it just looks better if someone else will do that acting roll , instead of when you will do it yourself.that didn't matter for me , i loved the story . i will watch it again and enjoy sometime soon. if you love the 80s and the life around that time , this movie is a MUST SEE.

thesar-2 I had to see Glitter, finally.I've heard so many bad things about it and how many top 10 (of not #1) worst lists of all time it appeared on. I liked the fact that the only things I knew about this, was the cover with Mariah covered with, well, glitter and that it was (obviously) about a singer. I had never seen a preview, read a review or knew anything about the plot. So despite everyone's opinion – since 2001, I came in with a clean slate. And that was refreshing.No, the movie wasn't refreshing; it was deafening. I was referring to the open-mind going in.Billie (Mariah Carey) is a star born from her alcoholic mother on stage. Not shy at all, the little Billie sings her heart out. A star is born? Not so fast; we need some foreshadowing to mother falling asleep with a cigarette in tow nearly killing both mother and daughter. Off the daughter goes to foster care. She meets two friends…Man, I'm bored just recapping this melodramatic, Lifetime reject.Let's just skip to the rest of the ho-hum parts. She grows, dances for an early 1980's crowd, insert drama, gets discovered by two men, both of which use her, more drama here, and she rises to the top, ensuring even more drama.I can't say I hated this movie. It just wasn't good at all. Namely for the absolutely no-talent (in acting) Carey. Sure, she has a voice, but only a mother would love…to hear exclusively on the radio. I have never, ever in my movie-going experience seen so many fake smiles or so little emotion. Poor Billie (the character) as Carey has played her so…plain…that, quite frankly, I can't see anyone wanting to, or caring if either the character or actress succeeded or not. I knew she would, duh, the movie was as predictable as a Presidential race, but I found how little interest I had in watching her mope her way to the top.Have I failed to mention the incredibly idiotic, bargain-bin music video cinematography and the endless aerial NYC shots? How about the other thoroughly uninteresting stereotypes around her? Well, to sum that last part up, think of every single actor in this film and they fit that bill. I just felt embarrassed for them.Did Carey do this for a self-promotion? Did she think her smile was enough? (Oh, and by the way, she's not pretty. I'll just be mean for a second; she's not attractive nor were those HIDEOUS clothes.) I can barely see a three year old smile her way to warming another person's soul, much less than this wannabe actress do it – what, 87 times in this film? Did anyone watch these scenes while shot or bother to screen the film before it severely flopped at the box office? Seriously, how can one human being sit alone in an isolated screening room, watch this movie from beginning to end and say, "Yep, we done have gold fer this Glitter! Make billions, we sure darn will!" (Please tell me they fired this person, or better yet, let them drive one of the recalled Toyotas around Mulholland Dr. In a rainstorm. At 3AM. Without headlights. Having a seatbelt-less Carey in the passenger seat.) Though it now ranks in my own personal list of worst movies, I wouldn't put it at the top. It's just so incredibly boring, has so little emotion, that whenever a "special Lifetime moment" occurs, I could honestly care less what happened to who. If you can find the "drunk" 5-min Carey clip online when she accepts an award for her superior performance in 2009's Precious, it's more entertaining than the entire 104 minutes of Glitter.Ah heck, here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sleaSKmd5Js. If this link is broken in the future, then a quick Google search "Drunk Carey Award" should do the trick. Save yourself the 99 minutes, and watch this instead. You'll get a heck of a lot of more emotion from her in real life than her so-called acting.