Never Fall in Love

Rating: Null/10 (12 July 2003)

I liked Baz Luhrmann's previous works such as "William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" but "Moulin Rouge", in my opinion, was perfect, I'd give it ten stars if I could. It was a magnificent and breathtaking film. Kidman was born to be Satine and Ewan McGregor actually CAN sing. The film was a bit too dramatic at times and the cinematography was incredible..."Moulin Rouge" should have won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Baz Luhrmann should have had an Oscar nomination.
Some people criticized the cinematography for being too vibrant and colorful but that was the best feature of the movie. Normally, I do not care for musicals but this is more than 'just a musical'...it has elements of drama and comedy as well. Nicole Kidman was absolutely beautiful and she did a FANTASTIC job as Satine. "Moulin Rouge" was a large [array] of colors, music and the craziest, most gaudy sounds of music ever! The costumes fit the movie very well.
The music was great too. It was cool to hear Nirvana, "Lady Marmalade", "Material Girl" and Marilyn Monroe's calling card all at once. I also liked Kylie Minogue as The Green Fairy/Tinkerbell. Bottom line: I love this film.