Moulin Rouge

Pros: The jaw-dropping set design, the pulse-pounding musical numbers, two stellar leads.
Cons: Exactly like those corny old musicals we all love - only completely different.

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Pros: Camera, Chroma, CGI used for Dirty surreality, Kicks Shrek's Butt for PoMo Song Usage
Cons: Stops bravely at the surface. Lack of compassion for the characters.

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I went to this movie after reading a pretty scathing...

Pros: Baz Luhrmann's ingenuity and inventive styling, plus the choreography, settings and costumes
Cons: It's gaudy, grotesque and - at times - laughable.

Set in bohemian Paris, circa. 1900, Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann traces the tragic love story of Christian (Ewan McGregor), a penniless writer from London, who falls in love with Satine (Nicole Kidman), a captivating chanteuse-courtesan at the...

Pros: The music, Luhrmann's Direction, two wonderful leads!
Cons: Can you dig it?

Moulin Rouge is the film I've been waiting for. It's that type of film, that is so exciting, so wonderfully new; it's one of those rare film treats. Baz Luhrmann has created a new genre of film, Moulin Rouge is not just a...

Pros: Uncompromising and audacious. When it works, it's almost overpowering.
Cons: It doesn't always work.

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Pros: Does over-the-top like over-the-top was going to be banned the very next day.
Cons: Clever like MTV shows are clever. Effusive romance. John Leguizamo in a wasted role.

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Pros: Performances, Vocal talent, Song arrangements
Cons: Poor character development, Awkward use of songs

Moulin Rouge is, to say the least, an interesting movie. It is very energetic and quite innovative. I will try to remember those two facts when I review this movie, since a film with two redeeming qualities can’t be all bad. Oh,...

Pros: Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, acting, directing, and music
Cons: It's been only 11 hours since I've seen it, so none so far ;)

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Pros: I didn't pay a theatre price to see this junk
Cons: worst movie I have ever seen

I usually ignore what the critics say when shopping around for a movie to rent. Oftentimes I have found that the critically acclaimed films are usually not to my liking, with some exceptions. When my wife told me that she wanted to get “Moulin Rouge”...

Pros: Original, dazzling and interesting.
Cons: Excessive.

Twenty minutes into Moulin Rouge, I was pretty sure my head was going to explode from sensory overload. My eyes were definitely quivering under intense pressure as the camera floated, tilted, dipped up and down, jumped left and right and...

Pros: Funzapoppin' 1899 style.
Cons: Like a giant lighted ferris wheel that spins out of control, the movie crashes.

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Pros: Everything pretty much
Cons: nothing really

Rated PG-13
Stars: Nicole Kidman (Satine), Ewan McGregor (Christian), John Leguizamo (Toulouse), Richard Roxburgh (the Duke)

When I first saw the previews for this I knew I would have to see it. I really like Ewan McGregor and pretty...

Pros: The look and style Baz Luhrmann brings.
Cons: Over the top and corny at times.

Above All Things...
I really loved the first half of this movie. Fast and furious (not the other summer movie of that title), this movie opens with a giant bang! The musical numbers aren't overly musical-ish (if that makes any...

Pros: An artist's dream
Cons: Not an anti-artist's dream

When I first heard of Moulin Rouge, I thought it would be a cheezy romance story and I also thought it would be a major flop. Boy, was I in for a surprise! Moulin Rouge surprised the hell out of me, and I have to say, it is certainly one...

Pros: Colourful, nice costumes, some nice melodies; it ends - eventually.
Cons: Way too long. Boring.

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Writing credits: Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce Some of the Cast: Nicole Kidman - Satine Ewan McGregor - Christian John Leguizamo - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Jim Broadbent - Harold Zidler Richard Ro ...