Review of Moulin Rouge! (2001) by Kelly N — 02 Feb 2013

Artfully good musical.

Nicole Kiddman and Ewan MacGreggor are great in it.

This review of Moulin Rouge! (2001) was written by Kelly N on 02 Feb 2013.

Moulin Rouge! has generally received very positive reviews.

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