What causes iMovie '11 no to open?

iMovie '11 not responding, not opening at all. I am using the latest version of Mavericks.

Create a new 'User' in the system-prefences.
Try to launch iM there…
if it not works, delete/reload iMovie from Appstore.
if it does work, quit iM, locate the Library in your main user account (Finder, press alt, in Menu 'Goto' choose Library), goto Preferences, erase the com.iMovieApp.plist, relaunch iM.

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