Art at its absolute finest

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2001)

Moulin Rouge, despite its somewhat ecstatic beginning, is a genuine vision of the Bohemian ideals so often revered in the film: Truth, Beauty, Love, and Freedom. The film flows with such shocking beauty heart-wrenching honesty that it is difficult to remember yourself throughout the course of the story. A delightfully eccentric orgy of images and sounds, Moulin Rouge makes one cry from every pore in their body, makes them long for love and reality, despite its surreal and imaginative basis. The movie sets its own standards and guidelines. Baz Lurhmann is truly brilliant, and his creativity truly shines through this shimmering jewel of art and passion.