I was always scared of watching Glitter, because everyone always said it was such a horribly bad movie. But now that I saw it I think it wasn't all that bad really. It was just a mixture of a fictional story and Mariah Carey's biography. And if you know a bit about Mariah you know how much of the movie is real and what's not. I thought it was a good way to express herself. I actually liked the movie, even though it could have easily been made in the 80ies already, looked like it. But I loved the soundtrack. Maybe you have to be a fan of Mariah to love the movie. I've been a fan since she entered the American Top 40 for the first time. And I can't say this movie was all that horrible. Although I also can't say it was all THAT great.

My rating: 7/10

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SYNOPSIS from Rotten Tomatoes

With GLITTER, pop diva Mariah Carey shows that she has more to offer the world than just a beautiful singing voice. Carey plays Billie Frank, a shy, young mixed-race girl who is sent away by her alcoholic mother at a very early age. At an orphanage, she befriends Louise (Da Brat) and Roxanne (Tia Texada), with the help of her cuddly cat. Flash forward to 1983. Billie and her friends are spotted by a record producer, Timothy Walker (Terrence Howard), who wants them to sing backup for his latest pop-music discovery. But when super DJ Dice (Max Beesley) hears Billie's incredible voice, he makes a shady deal with Timothy to get her out of that dead-end situation. Soon, Billie and Dice are making hits inside the studio, and falling in love outside of it. Eventually, the pressure of her newfound celebrity puts too heavy a strain on Billie, forcing her to decide what it is she really wants from Dice, and what she wants for herself. Directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, GLITTER is a breezy return to the dance clubs and fashions of 1980s-era Manhattan, with a nostalgic electric musical score (compliments of Terence Blanchard and legendary producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis).