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Velvet Buzzsaw

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019
Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
1h 53m
Big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce. (imdb)

Directed by:

Dan Gilroy

Screenwriter:

Dan Gilroy

Starring:

Toni Collette, Rene Russo, John Malkovich, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Sturridge, Billy Magnussen, Zawe Ashton, Mig Macario, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs

Genres:

Comedy, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Horror

Countries:

Canada, USA

Languages:

English, Italian, Chinese
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Velvet Buzzsaw

2019
Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
1h 53m
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jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 01 Feb 2019
37
15th
All over the place. Cheesy as all hell and tonally imbalanced to the point where it nearly becomes laughable. The attempts at horror/suspense are eyerollingly ineffective. Kept reminding me tonally of The Evil Within, which isn't a good thing, and the plot is a mix between The Devil's Candy and a random Goosebumps/Are You Afraid of the Dark episode
Rated 01 Feb 2019
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 05 Mar 2020
30
13th
Look, let's not kid each other, it's gonna play like this: I'll tell you that 'Velvet Buzzsaw' is a complete misfire on every conceivable level and not worth your time. You'll be convinced however, that a premise about haunted art killing the most dreadful people in the world sounds too good to fuck up, and you'll watch it anyway. Then you'll log on to Criticker and become the new me. This movie is some weird 'The Ring' shit that way...
Rated 05 Mar 2020
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 14 Feb 2019
35
11th
This is the worst kind of shitty movie. The kind that keeps you hoping for something amazing just around the corner, but never delivers. And like Venom last year, this reeks of that special brand of 1990s mediocracy. But, hey, if you're in the mood for a sub-par Devil's Advocate, replacing the horrible jet-set lawyer-world of New York with the (somehow even more soulless) jet-set art world of LA, then look no further.
Rated 14 Feb 2019
offlineozofflineoz
Rated 02 Feb 2019
20
9th
Not scary enough to be a horror, not funny enough to be a comedy, not scathing enough to be a satire, this film fails in every aspect. Almost all the deaths are uninspired and boring, just like the characters themselves. The only shining light is its eclectic cast, especially Collette and Gyllenhaal who embodies Morf. It is becoming increasingly evident that Nightcrawler was a flash in the pan for the Gilroy & Co. Special mention to Dyer whose "oh, fuck" got the biggest chortle out of me.
Rated 02 Feb 2019
terrymacterrymac
Rated 05 Feb 2019
57
29th
Is Gyllenhaal too young to chew the scenery? I dunno, but he seems to be having a rare old time here. The film looks great, but it feels all over the place, trying to cram in too many characters, and the story meanders. Reminds me a bit of a Bret Easton Ellis yarn, with mild horror overtones and some satire of the art world chucked in. This is an ambitious effort with a good cast, but feel a bit unsatisfying.
Rated 05 Feb 2019
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 26 Jul 2020
53
9th
Horror movies can get away with passing off all their characters as unlikeable douchebags if the intention is to brutally kill them all off in slow and gory ways. But "Velvet Buzzsaw" thinks that somehow the audience is too invested in these superficial, pontificating, backstabbing pieces of crap to dismember them with glee. Just like the art world, this movie thinks the art of itself is more important than the entertainment it provides.
Rated 26 Jul 2020
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 17 Feb 2019
60
37th
I felt like I was supposed to be laughing at it. Which I did. If this was supposed to be serious-ish, yeesh, it's got some real issues. It also needed more kills, too spaced out except the ending. Regardless, the one part of the film that is A+, HOBOMAN.
Rated 17 Feb 2019
overratedoverrated
Rated 08 Sep 2019
21
13th
Needed to be far, far more grotesque - both in how the characters were written and the horror elements - or cut the horror stuff entirely.
Rated 08 Sep 2019
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 03 Feb 2019
2
15th
Liked: HOBOMAN. Hated: Pretty much everything else.
Rated 03 Feb 2019
constantineconstantine
Rated 01 Feb 2019
66
32nd
It breaks my heart to say this but it's a poorly developed movie. Dan Gilroy needs to understand something if he plans to do horror movies in the future: good horror comes from good character driven stories. I didn't care any of these characters till the end. Why would their deaths mean anything to me? Instead of horror, maybe he should have focused on humor more. We could have a dark and edgy satire. And also, who does Jake Gyllenhaal have to f...k to be mentioned in awards season?
Rated 01 Feb 2019
jetsetsoulJetSetSoul
Rated 02 Feb 2019
55
15th
Trying very hard but does not get anywhere for its effort, even with a great cast.
Rated 02 Feb 2019
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 20 Feb 2019
62
23rd
One part art-world take-down, the other a schlocky gorefest. The real horror show is the machinations of the high-end insular art industry, and these parts of the film are easily the most compelling. Then it all gets a bit Twilight Zone. The cast do well and there are some entertaining death scenes, but for the most part, the narrative is too jumbled and the 'revenge of the artist' schtick has been done better elsewhere. Could have cut the silly horror stuff and it would have been interesting.
Rated 20 Feb 2019
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 03 Feb 2019
25
13th
I loved the concept and a lot of the performers, but it suffers from waaay too many characters. The script can't do justice to every storyline so instead we get disjointed scenes scattered across the runtime. The A plot will have a good scene and then it'll be 12 minutes before we even see those characters again. It totally defuses any tension. I have other issues with Velvet, namely the poor use of clues removing any satisfaction from the mystery, but I can't fit them here.
Rated 03 Feb 2019
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 04 Feb 2019
3
38th
Ludicrously arch high-concept horror-comedy, a pisstake of the world of fine art (though I'm sure its snob targets have suitable analogs among the members of any self-selectingly exclusive medium) that quickly becomes a B-slasher without ever shifting gears. Gyllenhaal is a real highlight, haughtily preening and prancing all over the frame, threatening to chew up the script and spit it back out.
Rated 04 Feb 2019
senolatnapsenolatnap
Rated 11 Feb 2019
50
21st
A tepidly scripted and indifferently directed horror/satire that's light on laughs and totally devoid of scares. Even the cinematography, courtesy of the normally capable Robert Elswit, is weirdly flat and bland. Most of the cast is fine but not revelatory, while Gyllenhaal is as all-over-the-place as the sloppy script, sometimes seemingly forgetting to play the brittle, caricatured mannerisms he has saddled the character with.
Rated 11 Feb 2019
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 10 Feb 2019
25
3rd
Jesus, the lack of imagination of this shit is unbearable. This had potential to be truly kitsch, fun and anarchic. But it just sticks to the basics. At least it draws some blood in the last minutes -- when art finally attacks its dealers and find a new home in the streets by 5 bucks a piece.
Rated 10 Feb 2019
obdurateObdurate
Rated 05 Feb 2019
60
23rd
It's an art world take on a familiar horror story; something is haunted, kills people. I like Gilroy's direction although it is hardly Nightcrawler level here, and Gyllenhaal puts in an early candidate for one of the better performances of the year, or at least one to consider a nomination for, as he plays oddballs really well. There are some deaths that are neat, but it's pretty slow and doesn't build tension well. Just a very conventional movie once you get past the glitz of fine art.
Rated 05 Feb 2019
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 10 Feb 2019
20
10th
Who is supposed to be the protagonist?
Rated 10 Feb 2019
neonmanNeonman
Rated 26 Feb 2019
60
15th
Boy, this really is a mess. It tries to be a snide art-world critique, then a schlocky slasher, and maybe both at the same time, but it tends to fail as both. It's a story that has little consideration for itself (why aren't they trying to find the missing art-works?) and, despite the ludicrous nature of it all, this is far less fun or entertaining than it should be.
Rated 26 Feb 2019
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 14 Feb 2019
4
33rd
No idea what it wanted to be. Acting and the actual art were all good. Few good scenes scattered but it never delved into any of its tried genres to leave a lasting impact.
Rated 14 Feb 2019
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 17 Feb 2020
33
5th
Jeff Koons pieces turn into R.L Stine kills, that's the elevator pitch. Somehow it's either too campy or not campy enough to pull this off and ends up dunking on itself more than anything.
Rated 17 Feb 2020
koalafishKoalafish
Rated 12 Feb 2019
50
12th
Could have been a decent satire on the art business. Unfortunately they decided to turn it into a very lame horror story.
Rated 12 Feb 2019
philamentalphilamental
Rated 01 Feb 2019
37
7th
The talent that gave us the superb Nightcrawler team up again and deliver a real mess of a movie. Dreadful performances generally from the large cast with Gyllenhaal especially guilty, although Collette is great and Russo does ok. One minute it's a weak satire about the art industry, the next it's a schlocky supernatural horror, with the outcome akin to being a laughably bad Tales from the Crypt epsode. Probably has the makings of being a cult classic in the future for all the wrong reasons.
Rated 01 Feb 2019
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 03 Feb 2019
55
11th
I like Jake in this movie and it has this quirky appeal that hits a pretty high point at about the mid way. It could have been a great horror film but it ends up being really shallow amalgamation of a few talented actors being a bit weird. It absolutely fails with last act when it seemed to be building up to something great. Has the right colors and has a good canvas, but the art piece ends up being ugly.
Rated 03 Feb 2019
kasperlKasperL
Rated 02 Feb 2019
30
10th
Awful.
Rated 02 Feb 2019
shewasSheWas
Rated 09 Feb 2019
20
21st
And even where there is death - there isn't necessarily art :((
Rated 09 Feb 2019
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 09 Sep 2019
67
20th
This film is all over the place.. It doesn't seem to know if it wants to be a art satire, a comedy or a horror film. The cast do a good job here despite the uneven tone. Overall I would say this film is disappointing.
Rated 09 Sep 2019
ernestinaErnestina
Rated 18 Jun 2019
7
16th
The movie couldn't decide what it wanted to be, but among the things that it sure wasn't are satyrical, suspensful or engaging. The talented actors are drowning in the mediocre bland attempt at "comedy horror". Velvet Buzzsaw could have been semi-interesting as a drama/commentary on the world of high-end art, but it fails spectacularly even at that.
Rated 18 Jun 2019
littlepandalittlepanda
Rated 24 Apr 2019
5
7th
this movie is kinda bad.
Rated 24 Apr 2019
bondyBondy
Rated 03 Oct 2019
2
15th
This movie is gray...in both appearances and demeanor.
Rated 03 Oct 2019
umutheatreumutheatre
Rated 01 Feb 2019
44
5th
Velvet Buzzsaw güzel oyuncu kadrosu, Jake Gyllenhaal ve hikayesine rağmen hiç doğal olamayan plastik bir sanat eleştirisi. Dan Gilroy, o kadar fazla egoist ve burjuva karakter yaratıyor ki hepsini yönetmeye çalışınca afallayıp kendisinden taviz veriyor.
Rated 01 Feb 2019
larmorlarmor
Rated 27 Feb 2019
41
29th
Fairly generic in the end. The satire of the art world is superficial, the slasher part is bad and predictable. These netflix movies often start with potentially good premises but are ruined by trying to be too Hollywood mainstream. Gyllenhaal's acting is always a pleasure to watch though.
Rated 27 Feb 2019
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 27 Mar 2019
63
39th
I'm not entirely sure what Velvet Buzzsaw wanted to be; the characters are caricatures and are built up to be vacuous and annoying but their ultimate demises are not fun enough to be considered payoff. There are a lot of dimly lit rooms, corridors and jump scares that it is unmistakably clamouring at horror, though nothing happens that is particularly horrific. Ashton is a touch stiff, while Gyllenhaal seems to be enjoying himself.
Rated 27 Mar 2019
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 20 Feb 2019
60
59th
The worst parts of this movie are the supernatural aspects. Everything else is very entertaining. It has an excellent cast. Zawe Ashton owned every scene she is in. It was a wild and fun to peek into the world of high-end art. Excellent production and music. Performances were very good and it has a few clever scenes. Worth watching, but it helps to be in the mood for some bats**t crazy horror.
Rated 20 Feb 2019
apm2091apm2091
Rated 02 Feb 2019
70
44th
Not really sure. It's Nightcrawler and Donnie Darko at the same time - make of that what you will.
Rated 02 Feb 2019
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 22 Feb 2019
70
31st
The initial setup is good, and I enjoy the commentary on how fickle the art community can be. Still, it's missing a significant amount of motivation for its action, and only toward the end do they start to blend the art with the deaths. The acting is great from Russo and Malkovich, but hit or miss from Gyllenhaal and Ashton. Some of the imagery is inspired and effective, while some is just kind of self-indulgent and there to appease an audience. Huh. I guess that's art in a nutshell.
Rated 22 Feb 2019
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 18 Feb 2019
51
19th
Stiff and uninteresting attempt at both a horror film and an artworld satire. A serious step down from Nightcrawler.
Rated 18 Feb 2019
cairosmithcairosmith
Rated 18 Feb 2019
59
48th
Plays itself as straight horror much more than one would expect, which turns out to be a huge disadvantage. Enjoyable in the first act as a cynical art world satire. After that, it spends too little time with each of its oversized cast of characters, unable to complete a satisfying arc for most.
Rated 18 Feb 2019
antidood1antidood1
Rated 17 Feb 2019
40
8th
Velvet Buzzsaw starts off as an entertaining genre-less mishmash of people, places and pulpy intrigue with a dash of mystery. However, when it eventually settles, Velvet Buzzsaw reveals itself to be nothing more than a horror movie, with all the clichés, stupidity, disappointment and unfulfilled potential that comes with it. With a first act that can go in so many different directions, mediocre horror really was the steepest way downhill for this movie.
Rated 17 Feb 2019
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 07 Feb 2019
64
67th
good movie
Rated 07 Feb 2019
kito1kito1
Rated 11 Feb 2019
40
10th
High-budget dumb horror flick.
Rated 11 Feb 2019
trash_puppetTrash Puppet
Rated 04 Feb 2019
8
71st
Jesus christ it was beautiful, but god damn was it corny. Also, I laughed so hard when they were shocked the that the artist used "bodily fluids" as paint. That's definitely never been done by an artist before. Never.
Rated 04 Feb 2019
amerigoamerigo
Rated 11 Feb 2019
77
46th
"Critique is so limiting and emotionally draining."
Rated 11 Feb 2019
kingcrim413kingcrim413
Rated 29 Jun 2023
50
2nd
The plot, as many other reviewers have mentioned, is deeply flawed and doesn't really go anywhere, but I'd say that Jake Gyllenhaal's performance almost makes it worth it to watch anyway. Plus Malkovich, as always, is delightful to watch, even though he's not on screen for very long.
Rated 29 Jun 2023
smallbirdsmallbird
Rated 28 Jul 2021
40
10th
I do realize the comedy and satire but no. Just didn't cut it.
Rated 28 Jul 2021
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 02 Feb 2021
3
72nd
Yes! Very fresh and humorous.
Rated 02 Feb 2021
darrenDarren
Rated 22 Dec 2019
69
50th
Gilroy sure does hate Los Angeles. Not quite as sharp as something like A Bucket of Blood
Rated 22 Dec 2019
frankswildfrankswild
Rated 14 Feb 2020
70
51st
I wish it was gorier but I thought it was hilarious and I really enjoyed all of the asshole characters getting killed
Rated 14 Feb 2020
raniRani
Rated 18 Nov 2022
93
65th
A horror movie with a great passion for visual arts but uncompromised hatred for those dealing with it (except for the artists). It's not very scary because of lack of empathy with all the victims. However, it is intelligent and witty. I found it very entertaining.
Rated 18 Nov 2022
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 25 Apr 2020
68
49th
Excellent cast!
Rated 25 Apr 2020
metismetis
Rated 06 Aug 2021
70
45th
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Rated 06 Aug 2021
ericamblerericambler
Rated 19 Sep 2022
67
36th
Messy and funny supernatural slasher set in the fine art world. The satirical elements are stronger than the horror elements, and the two sides don't quite gel as they should, but it's a fascinating experiment.
Rated 19 Sep 2022
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 16 Feb 2022
1
20th
A crappy Chris Morris meets an off-brand Bret Easton Ellis.
Rated 16 Feb 2022
lofisofilofisofi
Rated 01 Nov 2020
31
28th
neither bite nor bark
Rated 01 Nov 2020
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 15 Jul 2022
60
13th
LOL. Kind of like a dark humor type of movie - which got a little bit too caught up on the cgi. Great idea and I liked the buildup in the beginning too.. until people started dying in a very lame way.
Rated 15 Jul 2022
kuroelKuroel
Rated 18 Sep 2022
64
65th
Really enjoyable and suspenseful up until the last few scenes where it becomes unintentional campy horror in a story which was earlier established as being more high-brow. But I'm on a Gyllenhaal spree and out of good will I'll grand that man some extra credit. Also it's a killer cast overall that absolutely delivers. Too bad the movie botches the landing. But it is the hardest thing to do in horror genre so I'm not too unforgiving.
Rated 18 Sep 2022
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 09 Feb 2019
70
43rd
sanat, sanat camiasi, sergi, müze, kurator, ressam, lanetli resim. Sanatla ilgili kısmı güzel. Korku, gerilim hikaye.
Rated 09 Feb 2019
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 15 Nov 2019
55
49th
I liked it.
Rated 15 Nov 2019
carlosproCarlospro
Rated 10 Mar 2019
65
27th
bem engraçado
Rated 10 Mar 2019
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 01 Feb 2019
75
69th
square'in genel bir perspektifte daha derinlikli yapmaya çalıştığını daha eğlenceli ve alaycılığına kendisi düşmeden yapmayı başarıyor. ton ve karakter açısından dengesi biraz kayık olsa da eğlenceli olmayı başarıyor. ayrıca korkudan ziyade direkt kara komedi demek gerek, zira korku olarak işlemediği gibi ona tam meyletmiyor da -zaten ton problemi bundan kaynaklı.
Rated 01 Feb 2019
medikolaynmedikolayn
Rated 02 Feb 2019
40
10th
40 * 10000000
Rated 02 Feb 2019
arossaross
Rated 02 Feb 2019
93
91st
this one had bad reviews but I really liked it.
Rated 02 Feb 2019
mpythonMpython
Rated 03 Feb 2019
7
57th
7-
Rated 03 Feb 2019
kaan_kavusanKaan Kavusan
Rated 04 Feb 2019
55
22nd
bu absürtlüğün içinde bile metafiziksel öğelere alerjim var
Rated 04 Feb 2019
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 09 Feb 2019
55
52nd
Overall it didn't fail to entertain for me.
Rated 09 Feb 2019
ocelotOcelot
Rated 07 Sep 2019
40
31st
a half-baked idea that never really comes together. the cast has a lot of fun with their characters, but the director doesn't. very bold of Dan Gilroy to follow Nightcrawler with something much worse
Rated 07 Sep 2019
zanginZangin
Rated 13 Feb 2019
67
51st
Largely fails as a horror movie - the horror/death scenes are all predictable and largely cliche. It almost succeeds as a satire of the art world - the film's message is presented clearly enough and the characters are all equal parts interesting, human, and absurd. However, the failed horror segments distract from this commentary a bit too much. In spite of this though,The film does succeed as a fun, shlocky, and quotable romp (with Gyllenhaal's performance being particularly tantalizing)
Rated 13 Feb 2019
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 16 Feb 2019
40
10th
velveeta cheese is better
Rated 16 Feb 2019
andygloverandyglover
Rated 16 Feb 2020
90
28th
Almost every character in this movie is unlikable, but thanks to a brilliant cast, namely an excellent performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, they're more than tolerable to watch as this story unfolds.
Rated 16 Feb 2020
vassagoVassago
Rated 28 Feb 2019
71
59th
Quite entertaining actually, a bit underrated for my taste. Gyllenhaal is a star.
Rated 28 Feb 2019
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 03 Mar 2019
70
48th
A good fun little horror that cocks a snook at the art world and its pretensions. I enjoyed it.
Rated 03 Mar 2019
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 14 Mar 2019
62
39th
The movie has some decent performances and makes some interesting satirical points about the art world but nevertheless never levitates itself above average. I was entertained for its runtime. The horror elements fall mostly flat apart from some funny gore moments.
Rated 14 Mar 2019
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 19 Mar 2019
50
30th
Nope, this satirical comedy sure isn't a horror. More reviews here: http://movie-freak.be
Rated 19 Mar 2019

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