Velvet Goldmine

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

Todd, you've done better than this. In Velvet Goldmine, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers stars as, well, Ziggy Stardust in the era of Glam Rock -- bisexual with McGregor's Curt Wild (think Kurt Cobain if he was into glitter) and wife Collette. 15 or so years after the death of glam, the drippy, mopey reporter Bale is sent to do a "whatever happened to..." story. Haynes is obviously very in love with this era to have invented this little story. Too bad the script is so dumb and lifeless (the alien origin of Oscar Wilde is even alleged) that none of that emotion comes across. Snooze.

Rating

2.5 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Todd Haynes
  • Producer: Christine Vachon
  • Screenwriter: Todd Haynes, James Lyons
  • Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Christian Bale, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard, Emily Woof
  • MPAA Rating: R

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