I'm all for weird and obscure films. David Lynch has put together some epically strange films and television seasons, so a horror/thriller based around an art heist? Sure, why not. The result? A visually fascinating, sometimes horrifically obscure (especially if viewing at night) but ultimately a hollow narrative that thinks it is much better and more clever than it actually is. I won't pretend I'm smart enough to say the movie is really some sort of metaphor or satire, but I do typically know when a movie is well put together. Velvet Buzzsaw is certainly not one of those.

5.0/10

In so many horror films of the last forty years, the victims of various malevolent killers has been annoying teenagers. Well, in "Velvet Buzzsaw" they find another group of annoying people and begin offing them in various gruesome ways....and they are pretentious art snobs...a group liked even less than teens!

First, I should point out that currently the film has a score of 5.7 on IMDB...and this is confusing. My oldest daughter has told me that horror film fans love to hate horror films and rater them all very low...and perhaps this is the case...I don't know. But I scored this one a 9...and really thought it was VERY creative.

The film is about an art collection discovered after the suicide of the artist. It seems that the dead man may have painted a thousand paintings and never sold or displayed them. Further, he destroyed some when he killed himself...and left instructions that the rest of his collection be destroyed. Unfortunately, one of these vacuous art snobs discovers the pieces. And, since the dead man had no family or any claims on the pieces, she takes them all and plans to make a name for herself selling these outsider paintings. Unfortunately, the paintings turn out to be evil.

Overall, I have no idea why the film is rated so low. The story is fascinating, the acting exceptional and the story is thrilling.

Art can be killer ... literally. How much and it what capacity ... well you have to watch this to find out. Now I understand that some may have hoped for more. But as it is and all the performances in the movie being top notch (especially considering the idea this is running on),the movie delivers the goods (no pun intended).

I remember that I wanted to watch this when it was announced back then - but I never had the opportunity. It might not have played anywhere near where I live or something along that line. I finally got the opportunity - an opportunity is also what kickstarts the whole ... mayhem. While I am glad I used it, the characters in here very likely would change their decision if given the chance .. bloody, inventive and as gruesome as a horror movie can and should be. Not many likeable characters, but something has got to give ...