The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its toll on Satine
If you are looking for a musical with a difference, then Moulin Rouge will be the ultimate ticket. I can’t stress enough how good this is. It’s funny, dramatic, extravagant, crazy, exciting and many other words that would fill up the thesaurus. This film will bring back memories of how musicals use to be which unfortunately are like a dying breed by today’s standards and no matter what musical Hollywood brings out, it can’t get any better than this. Ewan McGregor is excellent and Nicole Kidman is surprisingly good along with several other members of the cast like John Leguizamo who was my personal favourite. The music is of course the main highlight using popular songs stretching back from the 70s. It’s not supposed to be historical depiction but you should look at it as a celebration. It will be a movie you will watch several times.
funny, dramatic, extravagant, crazy and exciting
Posted: 06 December 2008