A Visual masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (7 February 2002)

I just watched Moulin Rouge for the fourth time. I am more amazed each time I see it...each time I hear the soundtrack. I am a photographer so light, color, and their combinations fascinate me. As I viewed the film the first time...I was blown away at the introduction to the Moulin Rouge....the smearing,swirling of color...the quick cut editing...the wild music and bacchanalian fever of the sequence made me feel as if I was walking through there myself...that scene...with the Lady Marmalade song by the "ladies" and the rich men entering with Smells like Teen Spirit....sold me then and there regardless of having to get over my dislike of all things Kidman...after my third viewing she had won me over as well. Try as I might I cannot picture anyone else in the role. The Roxanne number was so perfect to the mood of the story at the moment and what better way in which to tell it but the over the top tango...at once violent...sensual...dramatic....and true to the storyline at the moment I have a weakness for the romantic movie but am also a movie snob and this film filled both bills for me.Congrats to Mr. Luhrmann.