prepare to go back to the turn of the century

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2001)

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** This has been the first movie to impress me on all accounts since I first saw "Breakfast At Tiffanys". Basicaly, it starts out with a young writer, Christian (played to perfection by the addorable Ewan McGregor), moves to Paris in 1899. He quickly gets invovled in a group of actors, with the lovable John Leguizamo playing Toulouse Lautrec. He then quickly finds himself quickly into the Moulin Rogue and meets Satine, played by Nicole Kidman. Which results in a hilarous first meeting, she finds that he is not the Duke that she is suppose to be "impressing". This quickly leaves to a passionate secret love affair between Christian and Satine, behind the Duke's, who is also taken by Satine and wants her to himself, back. But little to any of them know, is that Satine is slowly dieing.

I've been waiting for years for a good musical to come along, and it looks as if i finally got my wish. A GREAT soundtrack, tho i have one complaint, where's the version of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" on the soundtrack? 10 out of 10 stars easily. I'm going to be completly disappointed if it doesn't get alteast 4 oscars nods. This is a must see hit movie of the summer.