VELVET GOLDMINE 1998 Reviewed by Pierce Dalton 2 1/2 stars (out of 4)
Velvet Goldmine works in two ways. You can see it as either a tribute to glam rock, or as satire.
I saw it as both. But, the results aren't that satisfactory.
Set in flashbacks in the `70s, the film follows the life of legendary rocker Brian Slade, who had himself "assassinated" as to get out of the business. When his fans find out it was a set-up, they go beserk and trash him.
Told through the eyes, and memory of persons associated with Slade, of a British reporter (Christian Bale), Velvet Goldmine reminded me of Boogie Nights (1997). They both feature fame, drugs, sex, careers that go down hill, and lost love.
Not as good as Nights, Goldmine is a nice try at bringing back the memory of glam rock.
But, it just doesn't do the era justice.
1999 (c) Quick Flick Pix Pierce80@aol.com
The review above was posted to the
rec.arts.movies.reviews newsgroup (de.rec.film.kritiken for German reviews).
The Internet Movie Database accepts no responsibility for the contents of the
review and has no editorial control. Unless stated otherwise, the copyright
belongs to the author.
Please direct comments/criticisms of the review to relevant newsgroups.
Broken URLs inthe reviews are the responsibility of the author.
The formatting of the review is likely to differ from the original due
to ASCII to HTML conversion.
Related links: index of all rec.arts.movies.reviews reviews