An absolutely stunning film that reinvents the musical.

Rating: 10/10 (8 March 2002)

Any filmmaker that can reinvent a tired genre, bring new magic to the screen and to the hearts of a younger generation, deserves kudos. Baz Luhrman is this man - although we should not forget his fantastic crew and talented production heads (as well as focus-puller). It goes to show that even in way down-under in Australia (I am half-Australian), far, far from Hollywood, it is possible to do world-class imaginative features, developed, produced, and edited in Australia (Lord of the Rings supports the same supposition in New Zeland).
Nicole Kidman is brilliant, as is the set design and the costumes. Nothing, however, outshines the brilliance of the screenplay (Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrman), which magnificently weaves music throughout the ages in through it's classic comic tragedy storyline.
Congratulations!