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| Released: |
1998 |
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DRAMA
MUSICAL
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| Origin: |
GB/ US |
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| Colour: |
C |
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| Length: |
124 |
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ANTI Reviews
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| | Like a jigsaw puzzle with half of the pieces missing. Even when it's finished, it doesn't present a complete or compelling picture. Haynes' style, which is designed to evoke the '70s rather than rigorously re-create them, is an experiment in excess. Always artsy and occasionally pretentious, it drowns out any hope that there might be a real character or two lurking somewhere in the jumbled, virtually-incoherent plot. | | | | (James Berardinelli, Reelviews) | | Though Velvet Goldmine is often a fascinating reflection on the mythical power of music idols and the nature of memory, identity and nostalgia, it poses many more questions than it answers and is finally a frustrating viewing experience. There are flashes of Haynes' imaginative style and humor here - like the tiny pink hearts superimposed on Brian's eyes when he finally meets Curt Wild. Though some of the concert scenes are mesmerizing, they run on too long and become repetitive, dulling the potentially visceral impact of the glam movement. | | | | (Lael Loewenstein, BoxOffice) | | There is the sense that the film's arms were spread too wide, gathered in all of the possible approaches to the material and couldn't decide on just one. | | | | (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) | | The climax is limp, the characters dull, the longueurs excruciating. | | | | (David Gritten, Daily Telegraph) |
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