Review of Moulin Rouge! (2001) by Cody M — 28 Oct 2017

With outstanding art direction, I thought the love story was terrible.

This review of Moulin Rouge! (2001) was written by Cody M on 28 Oct 2017.

Moulin Rouge! has generally received very positive reviews.

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