Disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2001)

We sat through three quarters of this movie waiting for it to begin. The MTV-meets-musical style of editing totally spoils the sumptuous sets and the abilities of the stars.
Are we right in assuming that all the money went into the stars and the sets? Because this is a musical, there is a great opportunity for the CD of the film. But the music is virtually all unoriginal. It's good, but it should be new.
And why, oh why, does a top notch star? such as Nicole, need glycerine to simulate tears. Olivier always asked the question - "can't you act yourself to cry?"
It wasn't until Roxanne that we began to enjoy the movie, the characters were just too slapstick.
We both loved Strictly Ballroom and Romeo and Juliet, but we walked away from Moulin Rouge disappointed.
From my own point of view, I would have been happy to walk out...