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Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2002)

When I first saw MOULIN ROUGE, I wasn't sure what to expect. Musicals have been on the rise thanks in part to EVITA. MOULIN ROUGE broke all the rules and showed that a movie musical can work in this day and time. EVITA, DANCER IN THE DARK, LOVE'S LABOR LOST, and HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH all led up to this one great moment in time. MOULIN ROUGE is stylish, creative and vivid. Thus far, I have seen the movie 15 times. I saw it eight times in the theatre (I had lots of dates at that time) and the rest on DVD - which by the way, is amazing in it's own rights and I suggest that if you don't own a DVD player, get it just to see this film and all the extra behind the scenes that go with it. It was a great shame that Ewan and Baz were not nominated for Oscars for their work on the film and showed Hollywoods lack of imagination (for the most part) in knowing great film-making when they see it. I can't wait to see what Baz will do next with the screen adaptation of the Tony Award winning musical RENT - not to mention the buzz that Baz may bring two of his movies, STRICTLY BALLROOM and MOULIN ROUGE, to the Broadway stage. This man is bound for greatness.