still ill...

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 1999)

I think of myself as a person with an open mind and usually when I comment on a movie here on IMDB it's usually because I was so emotionally moved by the efforts of the cast and crew of the film.However,Velvet Goldmine was just an unfortunate waste of good talent(Ewan M.,Toni,and Eddie)and time. I felt that the writer(who happens to be the director of this film)was trying to make this film like some "Glam"orized version of the classic,"Citizen Kane",but it fell flat on its face. I will give the movie these few good points:some clever visual work,music,and it was able to capture the very essence of the glam movement of the early 70's. That was well done. I can't help but get the feeling that the two main characters of the movie were loosely based on former glam star icons,David Bowie and Iggy Pop. Alas,if it this movie were a biopic of those two maybe I wouldn't feel so ill.