Nothing- NOTHING- could be worse than Moulin Rouge, which not only utilized non-dancers in the dancing roles, it used non-singers in the singing roles AND couldn't be bothered to actually write a soundtrack, instead using snippets of 70's-80's pop tunes mashed up incoherently. Then all these elements were edited together by what must have been 25 monkeys on crack. And did I mention the dialogue was often unintelligible?
Because it had beautiful art direction and costumes, apparently enough non-discerning viewers were fooled into thinking they were viewing something entertaining. As for me, as God is my witness, I will spend ther rest of my days tracking down the guy who played Toulouse Latrec. When I find him, I will rip off his arm and beat the director to death with it.
This was a movie we walked out of--Moulin Rouge. And we don't walk out on a movie easily.
You might pick upt he video of "Simone" if you have not already seen it. It includes one scene where a movie director tries to make a movie that everyone will hate...only the critics love it. That's what Moulin Rouge was...