Pretty good

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 2002)

I'm sort of in the middle on this one. I thought this was an attractive, enjoyable film; I can't understand why some people despise it. On the other hand, I can't understand why so many people love it, either; it's all (admittedly entertaining) flashy technique and no substance. There's no great musical talent onscreen (at least from the two leads, although they're not bad), and no gripping story, and "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" sounds like a Hallmark card from hell. Compare that to "A life lived in fear is a life half lived" from Luhrmann's STRICTLY BALLROOM (which is a superior film in most other ways as well).