Not one for the collection.

Rating: Null/10 (16 March 2002)

Although usually a fan of Baz, I loved Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge is one of my all time favourite movies, I thought that this interpretation lacked something. I saw it at the movied because everyone I knew was raving about it but I came out feeling extremely robbed. I felt I had really wasted my money. I couldn't work out what it was I didn't like, (Other then the casting of Leo Dicaprio who I feel is the most overrated actor of the decade) until I was discussing it with a friend, someone who had also disliked the movie. The two of us went to see a stage production of Much Ado About Nothing, and unlike in this movie, the actors understood what they were saying.
The concept of modernising this movie was a brilliant one. The problem with it was the people playing the main roles had no idea what they were talking about, they didn't understand the lines, they only spoke what was written. To me, a fan of Shakespeare, this is unforgivable. How can you possibly convey the true meaning of this incredible play if you don't understand it yourself.
* out of *****