Best musical since The Sound Of Music

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2002)

Moulin Rouge is perhaps the best musical since The Sound Of Music. Not in the same league, but not in the same league with any other musicals either. The idea of using the best love songs of all time to form a musical seems inconvenient, but it really works out. Nicole Kidman's performance is superb is as her astounding voice & fragile esthetic physical appearence. She'll be one of the Academy Award nominees without a doubt. Ewan McGregor is the weakest link but Jim Broadbent must be another Academy nominee with his ecstatic performance at his age. Baz Luhrmann made an effort to create a masterpiece and he's done it. I hope the Academy gives this effort what it deserves.