rise and fall of the god of glitter

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2005)

surreal, orgasmic, swirling mass of colour and delight. I love this film and j.Rhys-Meyers is beautiful throughout. Ewan McGregor's accent is a bit dodgy.....which is a shame.Toni Collette and Christian Bale are reliably great and Eddie Izzard's screen time, though minimal, is thoroughly enjoyable. Certainly one of my favourite films ever. At first viewing i found it highly confusing and the chronology a little hard to follow (you have to watch the hairstyles), i think trying to analyse and make sense of the plot only defeats the object of the piece though. In the end, this is supposed to be a surreal film - it is a mixture of different peoples memories and i think that the story was intended to be warped. Don't try and work it out just enjoy the music, the colours and the abundance of glitter.