Disappointment

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2003)

I was looking forward to Moulin Rouge, as I'd hardly seen any negative reviews of the movie, and I'd enjoyed Strictly Ballroom. The photography was brilliant, the art direction exciting, but...
o The editing was often much too staccato
o The sound balance was poor, some of the dialogue inaudible or gabbled, the music often sounding muddy
o I think the actors did a jolly good job of singing, considering it isn't their prime claim to fame. But this was a musical. Why couldn't we have people with singing voices?
o I like Jim Broadbent, but why did he have to sound like a foghorn throughout?
o The story line was lame
It was a valiant effort, but ultimately falls short of the promised quality