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Not nearly as edgy or clever as it aspires to be. Whatever Gilroy et al. where going for here, they miss wildly. Where it not for the cast and huge amount of good will towards Gilroy after Nightcrawler (2016) Velvet Buzzsaw would exist solely as a straight to DVD, 2 for $5 trash piece curiosity. Instead, it gets a massive boost over much more deserving films. Dull plot whose initial scintilla of intrigue fades quickly out aside, the entire cast are fine. No more than OK, which is a crime for a group of such talented people capable of so much.

Movies with businesses as heroes, trying valiantly to sell you things you will look at in ten years and mouth "What the fu...?" not the easiest thing in the world. Movies about making a super hokey but widely loved film, which everyone involved seemed to think that they were making Citizen Kane pt. 2? Easy, intriguing & bedding for longer than the 10 minute glossing over it gets here. When Dolph Lundgren is the voice of reason - more can only be better.

Some of the history is interesting, no doubt more so to die hard fans (who doubtless will know all of this information anyway), nothing ever grabs or emotionally involves the viewer (beyond Frank Langella's sincere pride in and love of the movie).

Well worth a watch on a Sunday evening, even if it's just for the "wait, that'd captain Kirk's mum?" moment, but not worth digging through the bargain bin for.