Bursting in the Seams: 'New Year's Eve' along with other Movies With A Lot Of Stars

Nicole Kidman. . Halle Berry. Hilary Swank. Zac Efron. Robert P Niro. Jessica Biel. Katherine Heigl. Jon Bon Jovi. Sofia Vergara. Michelle Pfeiffer. Exactly what do many of these stars share? They are all jammed into 'New Year's Eve,' the most recent movie to stuff as numerous stars as possible to the screen. This is not the very first time Hollywood has corralled a hefty helping of stars into one flick. It is a pretty safe strategy if this involves tempting individuals to the theaters in the end, you will find lots of folks available to visit the films to determine, well, stars. And 'New Year's Eve' appears to possess someone for everybody: Heigl and Bon Jovi for that rom-com fans, SJP for that moms, Jum Michele for that Gleeks and Efron for that teenage women. Regrettably, a lot of stars can frequently come at the fee for a good plot. Watching 'New Year's Eve,' for example, feels nearly the same as watching clips from eight different movies all spliced together ... using the periodic overlap, obviously. Additionally, it appears as if casting stars required priority over casting stars who have been right for the roles these were cast in. It is difficult to buy Jum Michele and being an item -- regardless of how cozy they have been acting together around the red-colored carpets recently to advertise this flick. 'New Year's Eve' features another incredibly unbelievable pairing, but to inform you who the unlikely duo is could be giving an excessive amount of away. Around I personally don't like impractical casting, I personally don't like jerks who spoiler movies much more. A Lot Of Stars: Hits and Misses Just how much is simply too much if this involves jamming large names into one movie? It seems to become a delicate formula that may go in either case... Miss: 'New Year's Eve'Hit: 'Love, Really'Miss: 'He's Simply Not That Into You'Hit: 'Crash'Miss: 'Nine'Hit: 'Ocean's Eleven'Miss: 'Ocean's Twelve'Hit: 'Contagion'Miss: 'Valentine's Day' See All Moviefone Art galleries » Sometimes, however, getting lots of stars works. Just to illustrate: 'Ocean's Eleven.' The ensemble cast incorporated Hollywood heavyweights like Kaira Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon and Jennifer Aniston. But because of their great chemistry along with a strong script, the star overload did not detract in the movie. Every character had a huge role to participate in the script's overarching plotline: the heist. It did not seem like the figures had extraneous moments simply to easily fit in more screen time for among the megastars. Once the stars align and also the superstar-studded movies work, it's really a beautiful factor. If this does not work, things could possibly get pretty confusing with a lot of sub-plots going onto justify jamming all individuals large names to the poster. We have put together a gallery highlighting probably the most memorable movies which are full of stars in recent memory -- the great, unhealthy and also the completely ugly. [Photos: Warner Bros.] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-701566.cke_show_edges #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-701566, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-701566