After all the work involved in dreaming up and creating Velvet Goldmine it must have been a bit of a blow to have so many critics 'not get it' and to even have some seem to enjoy bashing it. However, Todd seems remarkably philosophical about reviews. A BBC interviewer asked 'How seriously do you take reviews?'
They affect you, and I've been lucky
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Well, of course, but since I am prejudiced in its favor I tried to sound 'objective'. Ha-ha ~ it's impossible! It is so hard to see how it is perceived by the general public when one is crazy about it to begin with. So we know it's a cult classic, let alone a cinematic classic, and the world will catch on eventually, or not.
Viva more mind mangling!
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