Ho Hum

Rating: 4/10 (18 February 2002)

First, let me say that I am Australian, love Australian movies, and admire the daring, new and exciting.
Moulin Rouge delivers on some levels: The costuming is sumptuous There are witty gags through the music (especially loved the Like a Virgin scene) The acting is generally quite good Nicole Kidman is perfect for the role (I usually am not a fan of Nicole...)
BUT
I thought that the avant garde film making was hampered by a thin plot and weak dialogue. Come on, people, any film with the line, "You MUST sleep with the Duke" lacks sophistication. The underlying love story, though sweet, was very run-of-the-mill and seemed to be incidental to the theatrics.
Moulin Rouge has made a stir, but I suspect that it will become one of those films that people forget as newer and better films come along. To give it credit, it has broken new ground - but I thought Madonna and 'Evita' was more sophisticated.