Singing superstar Mariah Carey must regret making her bid for Hollywood glory with this rags-to-riches drama with faint echoes of her own life.

Sadly, she should have stayed in the recording studio and never set foot in front of a camera.

Glitter is quite possibly the worst film you will never see all year, which is saying something considering that 2001 has already brought us The Animal and Pearl Harbor.

Young singer Billie Frank (Carey) overcomes a turbulent childhood to find her voice amid the bustle of the New York club scene.

Flatmates and singing partners Louise (Da Brat) and Roxanne (Tia Texada) get left behind, but are happy to see their friend doing so well.

Charismatic bad boy DJ Julian Dice (Max Beesley) hears Billie's demo tape and launches her career, becoming her producer and eventually her lover.