Come What May

For Valentines Day I decided to rent a romance from the library and cuddle up in front of in for the evening with my hubby. My dad, brother and sister went to see it when it came out in the cinema and came back raving about it. It didn't look like my cup of tea but as it was Valentines Day I thought I'd give it a whirl.

I had no idea what to expect when I sat down to watch this. I only had my family's recommendations to go by and I knew it was linked to the stage and hookers. I had no idea it was a musical. I really enjoy musicals. Words of love in song are so much more powerful than just spoken word. I still feel full of passion and emotion myself after watching it. You know a film is good when it gets you that involved in it.

All of a sudden this peaceful scene is gate crashed by someone coming through the roof. His neighbours on the floor above peer through the hole in the floor looking down at a man dangling down unconscious. The group of men are dressed as ladies and ask as the dangling man makes them one short from their drama rehearsals, could Christian help. We then hear them sing 'The hills are alive' from the sound of music and I'm thinking, what?? That film wasn't around then. What is this film?

And so to the story. Our young writer Christian who believes in love above all else (despite having never been in love before), goes out on the town with his newfound actor friends. They go to the most happening club in Paris. A place for much drinking, dancing and frolicking. Where rich men could buy themselves a girl for the night.

At the end of the song, Satine (The Sparkling Diamond) picks a man to spend the evening with. Through a case of mistaken identity, Satine picks Christian. You see, Satine longs to be a proper actress. I'm sure prostitution isn't anyone's dream , but she does what she has to, to stay off the streets and keep performing. And the Duke, who is sitting next to Christian is willing to invest in the theatre and make her dream reality if she gives herself to him. I don't want to tell you any more of the story. I'll let you discover the rest yourself.

Nicole and Ewan really excelled in their roles. A huge part of the film is the music and both actors have beautiful singing voices. Both so pure and pretty. Their voices harmonise perfectly. The pair share one lovely secret song called Come What May. It got me emotional even thinking about it then. They, and the rest of the cast sing creative compilations of love songs by artists including David Bowie, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Elton John, Madonna and even Nirvana.