A well filmed movie which is a little too frenetic for its own good.

Rating: 6/10 (24 October 2006)

I recently saw Moulin Rouge in a college dorm, surrounded by easy-going fun-loving college students, and although they enjoyed the movie so much they could even sing along to the catchy tunes, there were certain things in the film that I was personally bothered by. The contemporary songs in the Bohemian Revival setting work very well for certain scenes, but some scenes, particularly the love scenes between Satine and Christian, would be much deeper and more emotional with conventional background music... The filming/shooting in this movie was refreshing, with camera angles everywhere and zooms all over the place. The effect is slightly overused in my opinion, but is in keeping with the overall "style" of the movie. Finally, the acting itself was not bad at all, with great acting and chemistry between Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, and some fantastic secondary roles. Overall a good movie, but perhaps a little bit overdone, as I guess all musicals are.