Such a disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (8 March 2002)

After loving Strictly Ballroom and Romeo and Juliet, I was very excited about watching Moulin Rouge. My disappointment was overwhelming. It never lived up to its first 10 minutes which I did think were great fun. The problem with this film is the tedious love story. It was hard to care about these two when so much more fun could be had at the Moulin Rouge. Where was the decadence? The fun? It was so morose and self pitying. It might have been saved if they had picked two actors who could actually sing and given them some decent songs. Yes, it looked spectacular but that only added to my disappointment - a wasted opportunity.