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Summary: Not a worse movie this year.
Review: This movie is one of the worst you'll ever see. Unless you love musicals at any cost, this will not only put you to sleep...but you'll have a horrible hangover when you wake up to leave the theater. The awful singing is only the start...but the pathetic close-ups throughout the film make it almost unbearable to watch. You keep wanting to stretch your neck back to get some perspective. The story is pure cliche...right out the butt. Some silly courtesan finds real love and no longer wants to shell it out for money. Etc etc. Nicole Kidman's acting is really bad, as well. Ewan McGregor is fine, but the role he's given...well...it leaves something to be desired. The film is banking on the hype created by the Cruise-Kidman divorce along with the prostitute outfits of the Aguilera/Mya/Lil' Kim video. Blech.
Rating: 
Summary: Amazing
Review: Moulin Rouge was a fantastic film. Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman shone. Parts of it are so unexpected and unbelievable, but it's just plain amazing. Highly recommended. I'm sincerely hoping that this movie fosters the return of the musical to the big screen.
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Summary: Spectacular Spectacular
Review: Just amazing...a must see and must own for any home theater buff. I can't wait to own it on DVD!!!! Go see it!!!!!
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Summary: Moulin Rouge- The Most Creative Movie EVER!!!!
Review: I went to this movie expecting it to be great and I got even more than I expected. It was absolutely amazing! The music was beautiful (both comical and dramatic at the same time) and the visualizations were so creative. It boggles my mind to think of how imaginative the director is! The romance is grand and the story is beautiful. I loved this movie!
Rating: 
Summary: Spectacular, Spectacular!
Review: Wow! A whirlwind of colour and sound, intermixed with exceedingly clever contempory musical cliches, outrageously funny in parts, romantic, yet tragic. Baz Luhrman has gone where no other has with a musical. Luhrman's characteristic use of colour, sound, music and perspective is evident for those who have seen other films he has directed, such as 'Strictly Ballroom' and 'Romeo and Juliet'. Nicole Kidman's portrayal of the stunning 'night-club' performer 'Satine', searching for true love, but caught in the underworld lifestyle of the Moulin Rouge, is fantastic. While Ewan McGregor's performance as 'Christian', a writer trying to discover what love is, who is inadvertently drawn into the world of Moulin Rouge, is tremendous. Performances by Richard Roxburgh as 'Duke of Worcester', Jim Broadbent as 'Zidler', John Leguizamo as 'Toulouse Lautrec' and Jacek Koman as 'The Unconscious Argentinian' were equally magnificent. Moulin Rouge is SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR! A must see...even if you don't like musicals.
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Summary: Simply The Best !!!!!
Review: Stunning sets,flashy and dazzling costumes,and the best performances make this movie a winner.The chemisrty between Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor is electrifying,when they sing you feel the magic.The songs and dances are performed spectacularly and the movie is a hit.
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Summary: Magical!
Review: It was fabulous!! Nicole was at her best! She seems to be doing fine without Tom! Ewan was dreamy. Really. At first the modern music in 1900 France was disconcerting - but it quickly paled behind the story of the star-crossed lovers. It had suspense, comedy, and drama. All good. I'm going back to see it again tonight!
Rating:
Summary: Amazing
Review: Pretty much everything has already been said about Moulin Rouge, and all of it is true. It is everything. No, really, EVERYTHING. I can't really explain that, but if you have seen it, you understand. It is a movie where everything is wrong, but somehow, by golly, it all works. It's like eating too much candy, and still wanting more.
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Summary: Fun, Funny, and Fast!
Review: Okay, good stuff first! This movie truly is a visual feast! The computer generated scenes are great, the costumes are lavish, and inside the world of the Moulin Rouge there is always something to see, even when Nicole Kidman isn't around to rivet you with the perfect combination of beauty and hardness. I was delighted with her, which is unusual for me. I always thought there was something hard and glittery about her, even before she played this role, (It comes across strongly in *Eyes Wide Shut*)and I found that quality of hers offputting. As the "sparkling diamond" Satine, though, this same quality is used to Kidman's full advantage. She looks like a million, she sings great, and she carries of the comedic moments with style and a sense of fun. Ewan MacGregor also acquits himself well as the wide-eyed romantic idealist. He is a helluva singer, and the fact that he has pretty eyes doesn't hurt. But as always, the character parts make the story come alive! Tulouse and his pals, the Duke, the Narcoleptic Argentinian, and Ziedler all help to create the more side-splitting moments of the film. During the "Like a Virgin" number, I laughed so hard I choked on my drink. I mean, what more could you want? Here's fat old Ziedler with a lace curtain on his head dancing around with the evil Duke while scores of dancing waiters pirouette around them singing Madonna's famousy ditty about lost innocence. Now for a few caveats: The film is VERY loud. If you see it at any theatre with surround sound, you might want to invest in a pair of the type of earplugs people wear to rock concerts. The music is loads of fun, but the volume is incredible. The film is also very fast. The camera cuts and moves so quickly that after a few minutes I wanted to shout "STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF!" The lightning speed adds to the humor, in a sense, by giving an almost cartoonlike atmosphere to some of the scenes, but it severely limits the depth of the characters as well and there is little exposition about any of them. All in all, I give this one four stars. It's a fun film to spend and evening with, even if it is a bit exhausting!
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Summary: An enchanting story of love!
Review: This movie has romance, music, comedy, wonderful cinematography, and the whole works. Everything is like a wonder, the jewels, the dancing, and the songs. Christian is a poet who falls head-over heels for Courtizan, Santine. He seduces her with his enchanting poetic songs. This movie is very moving, and I really enjoyed it, I'd recomend it... (however, anyone who didn't like the humor in Romeo and Juliet (Leonardo Dicaprio) this movie is by the same people and have that same kind of humor)
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