Very original and fun.

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2001)

I was very surprised when I watched Moulin Rouge! After the wonderful year of 1999 when it comes to movies, 2000 was a very low year for movies.
Maybe now in 2001 things will change. We had the excellent Shrek, the revolutionary Final Fantasy, and now the year's best movie until now, Moulin Rouge.
The movie is not perfect, and maybe it's flaws should be highlighted before its virtues.
The story is a little weak, some of the songs are repeating, some of the themes should be more varied and the movies goes a little long on the 2nd half.
But on the other hand, the movie had great music, great singing (specially from Ewan McGregor), wonderful art direction, costume desing and funny performances from the supporting cast. The movie was very fresh and original, and really nice to watch.
It could have been a perfect movie and possibly be on a list of the greatest 100 films of all time, but for now don't miss it and go watch Moulin Rouge