Unique and Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2002)

This movie takes the classical tragic love story and tells it in a unique and beautiful way. The colors, the drama, the dizzy wonderment really captures you in the film and causes you to feel the good and the bad with the characters. (And though it is a love story guys - it is NOT a chick-flick) Pure genius to use Madonna, The Police, Nirvana and many more in a film taking place in 1900 Paris and actually make it work. To appreciate Moulin Rouge, you have to over look a seemingly simplistic plot and dialogue and enter into a fantastical world of music, dance, color and unique cinematography. In film style it reminds me of a combination of Brazil and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (a bizarre combo I know). I am in love with this movie and have been recommending it to everyone (something I rarely do). Watch it, enjoy it!