A violent tragedy propelled teenaged Celeste (Raffey Cassidy) into celebrity. Now an adult, Celeste (Natalie Portman) struggles with self-esteem, body dysmorphia, a range of addictions, and narcissism as her 6th studio album is set to drop.
I'm not entirely sure what this movie was trying to say. It felt very cynical but fell short of actual satire. Mostly, it was very whiny. And the music was terrible. Portman is fine, you can tell she's had a lifetime of training but it's very much not a style of music that suits her voice. I feel like Cassidy was intentionally told to be bad as some sort of "only famous because of circumstance" commentary but she was really bad. The absolute very least you can do in a musical drama is have good music.
I love Natalie Portman but this was a total misstep. Just unpleasant on a lot of levels. It's streaming on Kanopy but I wouldn't bother.
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