Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw is Netflix’s latest release with a big star attached. I had high hopes for this movie since Jake Gyllenhaal is one of Hollywood’s most underrated actors. However… this movie was so boring and aimless. There was no point to the film, some characters were just there without purpose.
I takes about an hour of the almost 2 hour run time for anything “scary” to happen, and this is a horror movie. And it starts with a character that we as the audience wants to die off, like the kid in The Babadook. The frights aren’t frightful visually, atmospherically, or psychologically. It is such a boring thing to watch. Also a grievance, the evil force killing them has no motive and their is no struggle against it. I mean most of the people are unaware of the force until they are about to die.
This movie was such a waste, I am especially mad that they wasted the talent of Jake Gyllenhaal and John Malkovich. I mean at least Jake Gyllenhal had clear motives throughout the movie, but John Malkovich was just there. Honestly his character could have been cut and the movie wouldn’t be any different.
It was a waste of time. I would not recommend watching. If you want a good horror/thriller with Jake Gyllenhal watch Nightcrawler, a great film that makes you think.
