I want to be Nicole Kidman

Rating: Null/10 (25 May 2002)

I loved this movie. It's original, innovative, stunning to look at and spectacularly entertaining. It also allows Nicole Kidman to showcase a wonderful array of talents. Funny, sexy and heartbreakingly tragic she sings, dances, falls in love and all in the most amazing costumes. McGregor provides solid back up as the romantic poet and writer, whilst Jim Broadbent is his excellent self as Harold Zidler, the Moulin Rouge's owner. His version of Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' is a comic highlight. Only John Leguizamo (as Toulouse Lautrec) didn't quite work for me. But this all pales into insignificance when Kidman is on the screen. She dominates the movie like a Hollywood diva of yesteryear. I know this isn't the sort of movie that usually wins Oscars but what more does a girl have to do.