The aim of this paper is to provide a translation (adaptation) critique of the film adaptation of Gaiman’s fantasy novel Stardust by approaching film adaptation as a type of intersemiotic translation. Perdikaki (2017a) proposes a model for the systematic analysis of the changes (adaptation shifts) from novel to screen using an interdisciplinary approach combining insights from adaptation and translation studies and narratology. This model is significant since it is the first systematic and comprehensive model to provide a unified framework for both translation studies and adaptation studies. The ‘medium-independent’ categories make it possible to compare and analyze the transfer of meaning from one work of art to another, which are operating in two different mediums. The interpretive component of her model aims to reveal the rationale behind the shifts to complete the critique. Through the application of the model to the film adaptation Stardust, the adaptation shifts were identified and the intricate interplay of reasons at play were discussed.