Bombastic, infuriating... and a must see!

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2001)

Wow! I'm not particularly a fan of the film musical. Singing In The Rain and Guys and Dolls is about all I can handle. But this picture turns musicals as we know them on their heads! It's a visual feast unlike we have seen in years, and must be rewarded for such accomplishments. A skeptic, I absolutely hated parts of this picture. Like most of you will. But the "Like A Virgin Number" is a head-turner, as is the "Roxanne"-tango take off. As a fan of cinema, all I have to say is-- who concocted this stuff? The director? The screenwriter(s)? The musical director? I have never... and I mean never... seen any musical direction, on stage or screen, as original (and I mean audaciously original) as this.
The photography is beautiful. The acting is fine. The whole package blows you away. Thanks, Baz, for something old, something new, and something altogether (and infuriatingly) different. Somebody please step up and take credit for this weird, beautiful creation. Anybody interested in seeing this picture should do so, as it is an experience to say the least.