Loved it...great acting and visuals!

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 1999)

David Bowie fan? Film buff? "Citizen Kane" fan? Even if you're a little bit of any of those, Velvet Goldmine doesn't disappoint. I am all of the above, but I heard about this movie because of my favorite actor, Christian Bale, is in it. This movie not only has spectacular costumes and visual effects, the emotion and torture of hiding true identity is portrayed brilliantly by Bale as the glam rock fanboy-turned journalist Arthur Stuart...not to mention the raw energy of Ewan McGregor's Curt Wild and the suppressed depression and style of Jonathan Rhys-Meyers's Brian Slade. Also, don't forget to rush out and buy the soundtrack--I had this and memorized it weeks before I was even able to see the movie...it's amazing. All aspects of this film work so well together; I highly recommend it.