The idea of watching a film about Glam Rock starring Ewan McGregor and Placebo is one that really tickles me in the right places. I had really high hopes for this film, with Ewan McGregor as an Iggy Pop-style glam rocker and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as a David Bowie-style spider from Mars who get it on both on stage and off.
It's glitzy and full of tres cool music. It's got some great stars, including Christian Bale as a reporter whos flashback to his teenage years is the film itself and Toni Colette as Rhys-Meyers wife. It's even got Placebo as "Flaming Creatures". It's got a great plot and the premise of the whole film is fantastic.
So what went so wrong? Well, the camera work is shakey at best. You start watching what could turn into an interesting scene, and the camera starts wobbling round and cutting this way and that. You are left feeling very unfufilled, like bad sex with the bloke you've fancied for years.
It's a film unsure whether it's trying to be surreal or gritty. All it comes acroos as is a cheap whore wearing expensive make up.
How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: John Duigan - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, Penelope Cruz
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
I have to disagree with your point. Velvet Goldmine is one of my favorite films, I have watched it an uncountable amount of times and not once have I noticed the camera shaking... if it does then it must be very slight.
Calypte 31.01.2004 21:27
Very brief, so although what you've said is useful, there are more gaps than not. My rating differs by over a year, too! ;)
1971: Glam Rock explodes onto the world scene in a blaze of glitter and guitars. At its ... more
centre the flamboyant Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Together with outrageous American rocker Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) they challenge conformity and take on ...
Postage & Packaging: £0.00 Availability: 3-5 working days
Advantages: Easy to use menu, very different to previous artists' DVD, good quality picture Disadvantages: Less exciting documentary compared to previous artists' DVD,
Aug 4th, 2000
very helpful by (57%):
helpful by (29%):
somewhat helpful by (14%):
