News Summary

• "Glitter" debuted on the inauspicious date of September 21, 2001, making just $5.3 million on a $22 million budget.
• The movie saw Carey play a singer with a tragic past and dreams of making it big.
• The story is coherent enough, and there are some convincing insights about the music industry.
• But the film as a whole feels rushed and relies too much on tired tropes..
• There's just something relentlessly offensive about the poster, on which Carey presents her smiling visage as if proud of the fact she's made you watch.
• Glitter was savaged by critics, but there's more to the story.