I was scared that it might all be hype

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2001)

... and the best thing was that it WAS all hype, because that's what Baz Luhrman set out to achieve. Remember Strictly Ballroom? Romeo + Juliet? Well, then it should be no surprise that Moulin Rouge turned out the way it did and if you didn't like the way it was directed and edited, you should have known better from Luhrman's previous films.
The best thing about Moulin Rouge was the hilarious highs and the heart-wrenching lows and all that brilliant colour in between. People with their thumbs up have pretty much said what I wanted to say but I just wanted to chip in with a bit of "Moulin Rouge delivered everything it promised considering the cast and the director" to those who can't help but spoil all the fun.