Takes talent to make a film this bad

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2001)

Yes yes yes, lots of music, lots of flashing lights and shiny objects for the easily satisfied moviegoer. I warn you though, if you're hoping for any kind of a story, be ready to be sorely disappointed. Moulin Rouge is two hours of spectacular cinematography, great dance sequences and a story that could have been written by a chimp. It's all very well for the first half hour, but after that one realizes that there's nothing here that we haven't alrady seen in the trailers. I walked out of this movie in tears, wondering how on earth Baz Luhrman could stoop to this after "Romeo+Juliet". Don't watch this movie, just remember how beautiful the tv spots were.