{ February 7, 2002 }
Poor Misunderstood Moulin Rouge
A few weeks ago I wrote a lengthy impression of Baz Luhrmann's polarizing quasi-musical Moulin Rouge, and even to this day I'm running the movie over in my head.
Is it a work of staggering genius? An apogee of Hollywood glamour and pop culture? Or just a silly gay romp? I still can't make up my mind.
Looks like Salon is thinking it all over once again as well. A&E writer Julie Talen loves the movie, feels it deserves mention in the same breath as classic films like "An American in Paris," and woefully asks why didn't the critics get it?
Comments
When we rented the DVD, the woman behind the counter summed it up nicely. She said it "was very busy". And so it was.
Posted by: Mel at February 7, 2002 8:46 PM
