A film with more eye candy than you can shake a stick at.

Rating: Null/10 (10 September 2002)

Velvet Goldmine is a film that results in extreme reactions. I have personally shown it to a few people and they either love it or completely hate it. For those out there with a taste for the everyday popcorn flick, this is not the film for you. The plot is outlined on the basic structure of Citizen Kane. The characters are at times dry and flat figures. The imagery, though, is what makes this film truly astounding. For film lovers with a taste for pure beauty on the screen, this should satisfy your appetite. And for those who simply adore staring at a scantly clad Ewan and a made-up Johnathan Rhys-Myers, this will most certainly make you jump with glee. The plot holes and underdeveloped characters are nicely hidden behind a visual parade of glitter and glam. This, some say, it the point. This film, like glam rock, is tarted up to disguise its true face. Overall the film leaves you with the urge to grab some glitter and shock the world.
Other recommendations: Hedwig and the Angry Inch