Painful to watch

Rating: Null/10 (15 January 2004)

How far can someone who can't write their own music drag other peoples' compositions through the mud? If you'd like to find out, watch Moulin Rouge! I'm surprised to see the title "composer" in the credits. I didn't hear a single original note in the entire movie. Some of the lyrics were changed, yes, but in that respect the film only succeeds in being Weird Al Yankovic on REALLY bad psychedelic drugs. If the plot weren't so weak and cliche, perhaps it might have redeemed the film a little, but no such luck. A total waste of time.