Sloppy Masterpiece from the king of slopp masterpieces

Rating: Null/10 (4 March 2002)

Sloppy? Sure. Over-edited? Maybe. Bad movie? No way.
First off, this film might have reestablished the movie musical as a bankable genre. So kudos for that. Why do I love this movie? Because it nearly brought me to tears at the end. There we see a director not afraid to allow a character cry. In a lot of films, when somebody dies, there is a little reaction from the loved ones, and typically a montage of moments when the main character is saying goodbye. You know, leaning on the railing of a bridge with that sad "missing you" type face.
Ewan just cries his eyes out. And,I almost did too.
Ok, enough about giving away the ending (which is told to you at the beginning anyway). This film starts off on a weird foot, making it seem like art-house fare. I thought, about ten minutes into it, that I was seeing the next Rocky Horror Picture Show. When Ewan belts out Elton John's Your Song, the film proves it is gonna be around for a very long time in a very mass-appeal sort of way.
Who could resist that song? It is so good! Then, we are immediately enchanted with the comic misunderstandings of the evil Duke, the penniless writer Ewan, and Nicole as the gorgeous courtesan. This movies is really cool. Nuff said, buy your own copy. You won't regret it.