Well...

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2001)

What an overwrought, exasperating pretentious mess!
That is to say, I loved every minute of this movie.
I don't want to say a darn thing about what you're going to get to see when you watch "Moulin Rouge". If you've seen Baz Laurman's (I know I spelled that wrong, sorry) take on "Romeo and Juliet" you have a vague idea of what you're in for. If you saw the video for the "Lady Marmalade" song, you have a very vague idea of what you're in for (by the way, the movie is a lot smarter than the video suggests). Just make sure you watch it when you're good and alert cause there's more stuff going on in any given frame of film here than some movies have in their entire running length.
This is a movie you're either going to passionately love or violently hate, but don't miss it.