I had initially watched it only because Richard Roxburgh was in it, and I was trying to watch his entire back catalogue of films. I'm not a fan of musicals, Nicole Kidman, loud/flashy/all glitz/no substance (so I thought) movies, so I thought I'd suffer through this one, but I freaking loved it.
Re: Things you liked more than you expected
I had initially watched it only because Richard Roxburgh was in it, and I was trying to watch his entire back catalogue of films. I'm not a fan of musicals, Nicole Kidman, loud/flashy/all glitz/no substance (so I thought) movies, so I thought I'd suffer through this one, but I freaking loved it.