Awful doesn't even begin to describe this movie.

Rating: 1/10 (8 July 2001)

It made me laugh, it made me cry....unfortunately, all in the wrong places.
The first few minutes of the film were promising--interesting use of color, music, cinematography....but from the moment that Nicole Kidman's rendition of "Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend" turns into Madonna's "Material Girl," the movie goes downhill.
If half of the budget spent on sets and costumes would have been spent on original music and few lessons on dialogue writing the movie might have been entertaining. If you want to see what a musical should be, check out TCM and start up the microwave popcorn. The only good thing about my Moulin Rouge experience was the fact that I saved $5 by seeing it at a second run theatre.