A refreshing change

Rating: Null/10 (13 September 2001)

Words alone cannot describe this cinematic event. It has to be seen.
A welcome change from the same old formulaic Hollywood blockbuster that has dogged the summer and fall schedules.
All I can say is that this is a fantastic update of the traditional musical form and shows that Luhrmann is not a one trick pony riding on the coat-tails of other writers.
In any others hands the cut and pasting of contemporary songs with an operatic score would have appeared just as that: A cut and paste job, but each song weaves into the other as if it were originally intended, in fact a large part of the fun involved on viewing this picture comes from identifying various snippets as and when they appear.
Such a grand film deserves to be seen on the big screen and those who are dismissing the film as overtly gaudy are sure to be disappointed when the film receives the credit it is due and Video will be the only faucet left to view it on.
See this film now and if you are not moved in any way, be prepared to be marked as a miserable old sod!