I walked out on this one.

Rating: 2/10 (10 September 2010)

I am an artist, photographer, costume designer and love most anything French... but I hated this movie. I saw a preview in Vogue of the costumes and eagerly awaited the film, but was dreadfully disappointed in it. I walked out about half-way through, as I was feeling dizzy and sick from the incessant flash-and-dash editing, and the utter silliness of it. There isn't one scene that lasted long enough for my eyes to focus on it. The mix of songs, some stolen from other musicals, were staged in a blend of people and animation, and are awful. Though I was surprised to find that Nicole can really sing, while her costar cannot.
The story is taken from the real life of an actual French dancer, but what is in reality a tragedy of life cut short is here made into a comic travesty.
It's a different style film than others before it, but different doesn't mean better. I give it two thumbs down. Skip it.