SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR!

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2001)

An awe-striking arrangement of both musical and acting talents. The much anticipated release of the controversial duo Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGreger surpasses all expectations. When a young courtesan, Satine, and a "pennyless writer", Christan, fall into an unlikely triangle with a conniving Duke, the plot twists into a hysterical comedy and tear jerking tragedy all rolled into two hours. With a killer soundtrack including, Beck, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGreger, and the infamous "Lady Marmalade", it's not just about the scenes but also about the back ground and foreground tracks. Still if you are expecting to get every tune in the film on CD, you had better buy the DVD because the fourteen song album only holds a fraction of the actual music in the film. Still with all the sounds and wonderful performances, this is probably the best film of the year because of the well developed plot and outright crazy sequences. I give it ten stars not just five.