How do some of you people not get it?

Rating: Null/10 (4 June 2001)

Should there even be any love story movies anymore? I mean, if there is, people always have some sort of complaint. "The poor guy who falls in love with the rich girl has been done before." or "The rich guy falling in love with the poor girl has been done before." There is always SOMETHING that people have to complain about. You know what the movie is about before you go see it, so if you don't like love stories then DON'T see it. Fortunately, I think that this movie had a lot more to offer than a love story. The sets were amazing. The characters were fantastic, and the direction was superb. Some people might say that the male actors are not attractive enough or Nicole Kidman is too white. This is also 1899 Paris we're talking about, and it's no 2001 Los Angeles: the city of fake people. These characters were real, they were genuine in their emotions, although their actions were completely over the top. The contemporary music in my opinion was a fantastic choice. Could they have gone the route of doing their own songs? Yes, but they would not have gotten the same reaction. A movie wants to get its viewers involved. By putting in songs that the viewer recognizes, it makes them pay more attention. The quick moving camera in the first half only helps with pacing. The first half is fast paced fun where the second half is more serious and tries to accomplish more. Be open minded. Do not go to see this movie if you have set guidelines of what a movie should be like. Because this will not apply. Go in there, enjoy it, and have fun, sing along. There won't be another movie like this one at least the rest of this year. I say 9.4 out of 10.