
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to kiss Sky, the most popular boy in school. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies, and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom. Her big chance is a school talent contest; her main competition is Evian, the prettiest girl in school, who is dancing with Sky, Mary Katherine's crush. Mary Katherine ge... (Full plot summary below)
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Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to kiss Sky, the most popular boy in school. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies, and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom. Her big chance is a school talent contest; her main competition is Evian, the prettiest girl in school, who is dancing with Sky, Mary Katherine's crush. Mary Katherine gets some talent-show help from her fellow special education students, her grandma, and Jesus, and inspiration from secrets in her past. Watching are Sky, Evian, and a silent classmate.
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| San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamDelivers plenty of laughs and succeeds on a level that recent ``SNL'' movies (``It's Pat!'' and ``A Night at the Roxbury'') didn't. |
| New York PostLou LumenickThe funniest "SNL" movie since "Wayne's World." |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrPart of the reason for the comic surehandedness is the obvious chemistry between Shannon, Ferrell, and director Bruce McCulloch. |
| San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisThere's an unstable genius brewing beneath Mary Katherine's scarlet headband. As "SNL" women go, only Gilda Radner seemed as willing to rib so much of herself for our pleasure. |
| TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsA delightful surprise, a tightly written, savvy slapstick comedy with genuine heart. |
| Dallas ObserverBill GalloIn Mary Katherine Gallagher's dogged perseverance, it's easy to find not only cheap laughs but real soul. In her way, she's a saint. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyA pleasant surprise...more directorial personality here than most "SNL"-derived features get...the cheerily absurd, color-saturated atmosphere recalls John Waters' "Hairspray." |
| Film.comTom KeoghThe film's light success really comes down to Shannon, though, the exuberant "SNL" star whose alter ego actually seems more real and sympathetic here than she does in brief TV skits. |
| Washington PostStephen HunterEndearing if slight, Superstar at least knows what it's doing the whole way. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakStrikes a universal chord, no matter what rung of the popularity ladder we were on in high school. |