Moulin Rouge

Pros: Uh.. costumes and sets, I guess. I like Nicole Kidman.
Cons: Vapid and annoying. Loud and garish. Fast and pointless.

I used to think that MTV wasn't that bad. Maybe it's just a harmless confection, maybe it's even worthwhile. I mean, back in the hypothetical day, I was a fan of the station. All that fast-cut, in-your-face, jiggy style was merely a spot of fun, right? ...

Pros: Inventive, campy, and often inspired a film to be embraced by hopeless romantics everywhere.
Cons: The ending fizzles, too loud, and it lacks any real depth.

Moulin Rouge almost immediately reminded me of Terry Gilliam's Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989). It's excessively loud, theatrical, full of slapstick and garish. Its also made by a crew of seemingly fearless film technicians who use everything...

Pros: Visual and audible style overflowing with energy.
Cons: Editing pace may lead some to have a headache.

Personally, I always find it hard to write reviews on the movies that fit the statement: “Like nothing you’ve seen before” (Time Magazine). Moulin Rouge was in fact like nothing I had ever seen before and seriously doubt I ever will. At...

Pros: The music and cinematography.
Cons: You'll never hear "Roxanne" Or "Like A Virgin" the same way again.

There's just something about Paris that seems to attract poets and writers. Not long before his death, the late Jim Morrison moved to Paris, hoping to find poetic inspiration. Unfortunately he doped himself to death before that inspiration would come....

Pros: great music, Kidman's best performance, surprise performance from McGregor, costume, editing
Cons: fast pace with get your heart racing

In a season where hype has won over reality, along comes a movie so different and so thrilling that it sweeps the viewer into another world. Packed with emotion, tenderness, riveting performances, brilliant writing and music that will enthrall,...

Pros: Superb music, stunning visuals, excellent dancing
Cons: If you don't like the music, the movie loses some of its appeal

Moulin Rouge is based on a myth by Orpheus about a young poet/musician who went into the abyss (the underworld), looking for the ideal love. According to director Baz Luhrmann, it’s a myth about realizing that not everything is under your...

Pros: Brilliant flashes of camera work, special effects, montage, setting, and dance.
Cons: A fractured banal story, which the actors at their stylized best can not save.

. . . How can I tell you how bad this film is? It is not in MOULIN ROUGE's cynical technical virtuosity, not in the exhausting, exhausted performances of the players (at least one of whom was seriously injured in the effort), nor even in the foolishly ...

Pros: Acting, cinematography and editing, choreography...
Cons: Script got a bit wordy and mushy, Leguizmo still can't act.

Never let anyone tell you that a drama/musical/comedy kind of thing can't be fast paced, because this movie, thanks to some fantastic direction and cinimatography, makes a simple plot feel like a high tencity action flick. Baz Luhrmann, in his usual...

Pros: Energy, direction, Kidman, choreography, songs, production values
Cons: script, Leguizamo

A wonderful experience for the eyes and ears, Baz Luhrman’s latest leaves a lot to be desired by the mind. Nevertheless, it is outstanding entertainment. I went along to the screening knowing that I was going to write a review, and during the film...

Pros: Broadbent, Kidman, editing
Cons: direction, soundtrack, costumes, characters, makeup

In 1953, Jose Ferrer received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the film Moulin Rouge. It was set in Paris during the Gay 90's. He played Toulouse-Lautrec, a bitter and alcoholic but well-spoken man who was also a talented illustrator. It was his...

Pros: Highly Dramatic & Colorful film.
Cons: Many distractions make the plot slightly hard to follow.

Moulin Rouge was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrman. I originally rented this movie because of all of the hype surrounding it. It is not my usual style of movie but I will say that I thought enough of it to recommend it. Although it is rated pg-13...

Pros: Transporting vision of the power of music. Revival of the energetic beauty of the postimpressionists.
Cons: Very simple plot lines. Only adequate singing.

Imagine French impressionist, Toulouse-Lautrec [FN1], meeting with king of 1930’s splash, choreographer Busby Berkeley [FN2], in a tête-à-tête with Baz Luhrman, a grand summit of a century spanning meeting of eclectics. Moulin Rouge...

Pros: Very visual, LOTS of music!
Cons: Visuals are too busy.

I have never been fond of movies that employ red and brown backgrounds. They just don't agree with me. I would much rather be placed in a pleasant meadow, complete with wildflowers for my romantic encounter. I don't drop acid, never have, but if I were...

Pros: Technically great and great acting by a great cast
Cons: well it grates on your nerves after the first half.. predictable to a certain extent....

This movie takes you to the heights of what your senses can take. It is an altogether a different experience. For me it was like riding a roller coaster.. with ups and downs and very straight rides and then again riding high

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Pros: The music, the dancing, the costumes, and a great tale of true love.
Cons: nothing

I knew I would love Moulin Rouge before I even saw it. I love musicals, I love flashy dance numbers, I love a fun story, and I really enjoyed Baz Luhrmann’s previous work in Romeo and Juliet. What I didn’t know was how much Moulin...