Velvet Goldmine
Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    90
    There are moments when Velvet Goldmine threatens to collapse under the weight of writer/director Todd Haynes' (Poison, Safe) ambition. But, sometimes amazingly, it doesn't, becoming in the process one of the year's freshest, most exciting films.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    90
    Brilliantly reimagines the glam-rock 70's as a brave new world of electrifying theatricality and sexual possibility, to the point where identifying precise figures in this neo-psychedelic landscape is almost beside the point.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russell Smith
    89
    In terms of sheer, unrelenting visual invention, Velvet Goldmine is a wonder.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    Velvet Goldmine is no masterpiece, but, at its best, it's a ravishing rock dream.

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User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. SarahM.
    7
    Amazing soundtrack, great actors!
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