drivel set to music. love, truth, beauty, blah.

Rating: 2/10 (30 August 2001)

i hated this movie. cliched, sentimental drivel. bad music, with the exception of the use of madonna's "like a virgin," bowie's "heroes" and elton john's "your song", which was unfortunately ruined by it's incessant use in the film. the music for luhrmann's "romeo and juliet" was infinitely superior.
ewan macgregor tries his best, but can't save the overly sentimental pap of the script.
however, i was impressed by the scene in which zidler sings "like a virgin" to the duke. i found the gender-reversal of this scene to be original and entertaining, in stark contrast to the remainder of the film.