This is utterly formulaic. True, there are a few jokes, but as they are all extraordinarily lame, this can't be called a send-up.

Like the star that falls to Earth near the beginning of the movie, Stardust is glittery and pretty and possesses its own pleasing-enough personality, but it won't set the world on fire.

Despite its faults, Stardust should at least be accounted a partial success - and certainly more than a failure.

...an erratically-paced yet mostly satisfying endeavor...