Praise in the utmost.

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2001)

Moulin Rouge is to 2001 what Gone With the Wind was to 1939. It is beautiful, original, thought-provoking, and incredible. Baz Luhrmann proves his genius for writing and directing through this work of cinematic excellence. The wondrous combination of music with artwork with acting with camera drove me to laughter, tears, and goosebumps, all at just the right moments. The film achieved at every turn the director's dream of transmitting an emotion from a screen and speakers to the very soul of an audience. McGregor, Kidman, Broadbent, Roxburg, and Leguizamo meshed in a harmony not seen by me since Hunt and Nicholson in As Good as it Gets. The characters, the actors, and the acting style fit together perfectly to produce a beautiful film about love, life, and loss. Never before has a film enthralled me to such an extreme. Not only a must-see, but a must-see-again-and-again-and-again.