absolutely fantastic

Rating: 10/10 (14 September 2007)

This film is not only visually stunning, it has an amazingly, beautiful and touching story. It tells the story of a young, naive writer named Christian (McGregor) who comes to Paris to try and start his career. After making friends with some rather scrupulous characters, including famed absinthe soaked artist Toulouse-Lautrec(Leguizamo), he gets into a fiasco involving a bordello, its owner(Broadbent), its star performer(Kidman), and a Duke(Roxburgh) who is to invest in an upcoming show. The film then takes the viewer on a whirlwind journey through romance, comedy and tragedy. This is a truly breathtaking film full of exciting musical numbers and superb acting from the whole cast. An easy 10/10.