I Hate Musicals....I loved This!

Rating: 9/10 (9 July 2002)

I had no idea what to expect from Moulin Rouge except for i knew it was a musical which fills me with dread as i hate musicals.What i saw was a brilliant piece of film making that is unlike anything i have seen before. For starters the music was not what i was expecting , it encorporates modern pop songs instead of fluffy , new , songs which made it all the more enjoyable. The photography is fantastic especially the panning from one building to another and the rushing from street to street and the set is brilliant. The story is hardly rocket science and is easy to follow especially because the cast is headed by two brilliant young performers in Nocole Kidman and Ewan McGregor.The rest of the cast are superb too. If you have any pre concieved ideas about Moulin Rouge forget them and enjoy. 9 out of 10.