Definitely, this movie is not for the artistically dead or deprived.

Rating: 10/10 (26 June 2001)

The director blew my mind. The whole cast and crew simply brimmed with talent. I fell in love with Nicole who's simply t-e-r-r-i-f-i-c with a capital T. The beautiful and haunting sets, the dazzling costumes, the color quality, the interplay of music from all genres, the heartfelt interpretation of the characters by the actors --- they all gave me a high.
This movie is like an opera within an operetta within a vaudeville stage show within a carnival freak show within the Great White Way within a burlesque show within a VH1/MTV show within a street sideshow within a school presentaton. Aaah, the facades of life.
Congratulations to 20th Century Fox.