"I want to vanish inside your kiss"

Rating: 10/10 (24 January 2019)

Well, it's weird, i don't like musicals, at all!
This one caught me off guard as my girlfriend ask me to make the effort to see it and i went to the theatre with very few expectations.
I knew nothing about the movie nor the actors and director, but as soon as the movies started it reminded me of Romeo and Juliet with Leo and Danes, and guess what... The story couldn't be more simple, but it's told (in the first half) in a frentic way that intercalates raw emotional moments of singing with the ecstasy of the boemiam life, some scenes are a bit cringy, but that's ok, it's Baz's style.
All the actors go well in the movie, but Kidman and McGregor stand out for me! They can sing!! A lot!!! Great performances paired with some great musical moments.
The thing is, when the Elephant Medley scene ends ("You're gonna be bad for business, i can tell"), i'm completely surrendered to the movie and it's blowing away my expectations.
The second half of the movie is less energetic, as the movies slows down a bit to reach the fatal conclusion, which is the first information given to us at the beginning, but as the movie progresses we tend to forget that (a reminder here and there) in the middle of that beautiful chaos.
It's definitely one of the best movies i've ever seen, i saw it countless times now and it still holds up till today as the best musical ever in my opinion and the best way to tell a love story, simply magical!