A pleasant surprise.

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2002)

When watching this movie I had never been affected by the previous hype, thus I did not know what to expect. I didn't even know it was a musical. All I had heard/watched was the Lady Marmelade video on MTV.
Needless to say, it was a pleasant surprise. The potpourri of incredible actors, both leading roles and supporting cast; and inventive usage of modern and old songs gave the movie an incredible presence. Laughing and crying at the same time. Amazing.
It's really a simple story, yet it moved me quite a bit unlike most other movies.
9/10.