How beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (12 August 2002)

I'll admit that when my sister first showed me this movie my reaction was luke warm at best. I barely paid attention. Then I started getting into David Bowie and Iggy Pop on my own and I decided to see the movie again about a year ago and I fell in love with it!!! I am a stickler when it comes to semi-autobiographical movies about rock stars near and dear to my heart and Velvet Goldmine is the only movie that I feel does justice to the musicians they 'subtly' portray. The music is absolutely fantastic and for months I couldn't get the soundtrack out of my disc man. The glam outfits are perfect and the colors are and camera work is put together wonderfully. Perhaps the best part is the little things that are snuck into the movie that make it all the more intelligent and fun for fans. The dialouge and that is intermingled with that of Oscar Wilde quotes, the endless stream of characters that you spend time pairing to their real life counter parts, and so on.
And if that isn't enough Jonathan Rhys Meyers is perhaps the most gorgeous person alive and see him together with Ewan McGregor is almost too much to bare. That itself should be enough to keep your eyes glued to the screen. This movie is a must see