A very good Musical

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2002)

Moulin Rouge is a place in Paris, who is shown in this film in a form, its never have existed. In his fast comedy speed this film is like a a run on a highway. And on the other side, in his tragic moment, he nearly stopped the time. He is between fun and tragic, love and death.
Kidman as Satine, the star in the Moulin Rouge sing in the beginning an old but very famous Marilyn Monroe Song "Diamonds are Girls best friend" who had also a return in Madonnas "Material Girl" in the 80ties. The film mixed it in one moment. But Kidman sing a cooler version as Monroe and more sophisticated as Madonna. When she sing "Heroes" together with her lover the make it better than David Bowie himself, because when she sing "I drink all the time you" she drinks not like Bowie "the time" -she drinks tea all the time. Thats it!
The story is a really simple love story, but thats not the point, what this film makes with it, is really exiting.