h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I really needed to see a film like this - silly, whimsical and visually over-the-top.

Moulin Rouge is a strange rock opera: set in one of the most exciting places in the late 19th century, to the music of some of the greatest hits of the late 20th century.

Baz Luhrmann showed a great flair for OTT visuals in Romeo + Juliet and here is no exception. Huge song-and-dance numbers, larger-than-life characters and a surrealistc (well, cartoonish) view of Paris in the 1890s. There's quite a bit of farcical stuff as well, which you really don't get from the trailers.

The roles are all well filled by their respective actors. Jim Broadbent is awesome as Moulin Rouge owner Ziedler, and at times you could almost imagine Nicole Kidman as the Divine Sarah. (Well, almost)

It's not without its flaws - MR really falls flat in between all the crazy stuff and big production numbers. Which is a pity because those are the bits that are meant to drive the story along.

MR doesn't really bear a lot of analysis - one should just sit back and enjoy the ride.