Campy Piece of Garbage

Rating: 1/10 (12 February 2002)

Am I the only one who felt that this movie just was campy garbage. I mean granted, I have to give credit where it is due, The cinematography was different and grand, the singing of Ewen McGregor and Nicole Kidman was quality, however I felt that the Bastardization by Luhrman of the great Rock and Roll works probably made Freddy Mercury and Kurt Cobain roll over in their graves. I really felt that the predictable plot and the campy dance routines made me want to laugh in a bad way more than praise the movie. If this is the type of movie that people believe is brilliant, I believe that a new Paulie Shore movie is coming out for you intellectuals. After seeing this movie, I have lost all respect for Baz Luhrmann's "artwork". I mean, he should leave the writing to someone else, and just direct a film as although this film was nominated for best picture, I think it is truly worthy of being nominated for worst.