In an interview in 2010 , Carey stated that she believed that the film 's failure at the box office was largely due to the soundtrack 's release date being September 11 , 2001 , the same day as the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon . She said , " Here 's the thing that a lot of people do n't know , that movie was released on September 11 , 2001 – could there be a worse day for that movie to come out ? ... I do n't even know that many people even saw the movie . " '' Glitter '' has a rating of 7 % on Rotten Tomatoes based on 87 reviews with an average score of 2.8 / 10 . The consensus states " '' Glitter '' is a hodgepodge of movie cliches and bad acting that 's sure to generate unintentional laughs . Unfortunately , the movie is not bad enough to be good . " The film also has a score of 14 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 23 reviews indicating ' overwhelming dislike ' Criticism focused on Carey 's acting , melodramatic plot , and various anachronisms
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