A 'Road to Wellville' for the new century

Rating: 7/10 (10 June 2001)

If it weren't for Nicole Kidman looking more beautiful than any person ever has in any movie ever and what's his name singing 'Your Song', this movie would have gotten a 1 instead of the 2 that it did get. It is so 'out there' that it is almost incomprehensible. The acting is bad. Yes, I understand is is arty to use modern songs in a past era, but there is a point and I don't think Kurt Cobain would much approve of using 'Smells like Teen Spirit' as part of (basically) a vaudeville act. On a good note, the hidden references to modern songs are many and there is much that is amusing about the way they are used, but it does NOT make up for what is overall an attempt to get into the Guiness book of records for the most surrealistic picture ever. I think that 'The Road to Welville' might have actually been better. At least I sat through the whole picture. But then, I was younger then so...
BTW, I'm not kidding about the Nicole Kidman thing. Incredible!!