Review – The Velvet Goldmine

Here we have a murder mystery about the death of glam rock. Unfortunately, the victim takes in the neighborhood of two hours to die, and in the process goes through more false endings than Brazil. The plot loosely follows the Citizen Kane pattern with a journalist trying to learn more about the (apparently faked) death of a famous glam rocker, a character clearly intended to resemble glitter legend David Bowie. Though the film features some amusing sound-alike music, the story rapidly becomes a little too non-linear. I don’t mind a trip back to this era in music history, but I guess I just don’t want to stay quite this long unless there’s something else to encourage me to remain. This effort lacked the added incentive. See if desperate