Too boring to even be a campy cult flick

Rating: 3/10 (7 February 2002)

I recognize that everyone has different tastes but how can this film rank amongst imdb.com user's Top 250 of all time? There seems to be quite a few negative reviews from users on this site...
I felt so embarrassed for Nicole Kidman in her first scene with Ewan McGregor in the elephant. Probably the stupidest "Three's Company"-style innocent-discussion-mistaken-as-sexual-innuendo situation I've ever seen. Did this film have to beat me over the head with "the greatest thing you'll ever learn..." and the 4 tenets of the bohemian way of life. God, I get it already! Love is great.
"Your Song" is beautiful. But let's face it; wouldn't you rather listen to Elton John sing it? Sorry Ewan, your singing just doesn't cut it. As for the scenes in the club, does loud driving dance beat make for a good musical? I'm not a fan of musicals but I'm afraid that was probably the best part of this completely uninteresting "love story".

If the insipid attempts at humor hadn't petered out toward the second half of the movie I could see this becoming a "Rocky Horror" style campy cult flick, but it's just too boring. My ratings -- songs: 5; love story: 2; general storyline: 1. Simply terrible.