David Bowie should sue

Rating: 3/10 (10 September 1998)

I have absolutely *no* idea why the other voters appear to have rated this film so highly (this being the first comment to be registered) but I thought it was awful.
Basically, this is the film-maker's gay fantasy about Bowie and Iggy Pop brought to the screen. I am by no means homophobic, and the gay issue is not what bothers me, what *does* is that the whole story is complete and utter rubbish. It suggests that Bowie was preying on schoolboys, indulging in bi-sexual orgies and infatuated by Iggy Pop, all the while simpering about with a permanent "I'm camp and melancholy" expression on his face.
This would be bearable but for the ludicrous screenplay (boys walking into Disney-style animated sunsets, Iggy Pop seducing the journalist (presumably the figure played by the writer in his fantasies) on a roof-top, suggestions of links with Oscar Wilde, etc.), poor acting and cheap feel. The music isn't up to scratch either, unfortunately.
There are moments of gut-wrenching corn which are so bad, they would almost be good... if this were a satire.
3/10