It's a mood, a feeling, and ohh it's glitter!

Rating: Null/10 (14 December 1998)

Although, the plot is at times negligible, this film is more of a feeling, an embracing of the ebullience and decadence of the glam rock era. There are top rate performances all around, and to top it off, the actors are oh so pretty.

The film's serious and emotional treatment of same sex love is to be commended. The relationship between Brian Slade and Curt Wild is portrayed as a real relationship, not some freakish, lustdriven affair. And the portrayal of gay teenager Arthur Stuart by Christian Bale is at times moving and painful in its honesty. And Toni Collete portrays the highs and lows of the high life with strength and quiet dignity that threatens to crack.
It's unfair to say this movie has no plot, now that I think about it. Its plot is the love and loss of an era and a couple who just happen to be two men.