The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

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When temperamental diva La Carlotta (MINNIE DRIVER) walks out in the middle of a dress rehearsal for the company’s latest production, the theatre’s eager new managers (SIMON CALLOW and CIARAN HINDS) have no choice but to thrust Christine into the spotlight.

Her mesmerizing opening night performance captivates both the audience and the Phantom, who devotes himself to casting his protégé as the opera’s next star. But he is not the only powerful man to be awed by the young soprano, as Christine soon finds herself courted by the theatre’s wealthy patron, the Vicompte Raoul de Chagny (PATRICK WILSON).

Though she is enthralled by her charismatic mentor, Christine is undeniably drawn to the dashing Raoul, enraging the Phantom and setting the stage for a dramatic crescendo in which soaring passions, fierce jealousies and obsessive love threaten to

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External Reviews

But for the most part, the sound and fury on display don’t conceal the fact that The Phantom Of The Opera has nothing happening beneath the surface, which is true about just about every movie Joel Schumacher has ever made. Like its title character, this version of The Phantom Of The Opera hides nothing either moving or frightening under its mask.

Going in, most viewers will know what to expect, and Schumacher's unchallenging style delivers without frills. For some, this will be a new way to enjoy a favorite musical. But for those like me, it's a mostly tedious way to kill 140 minutes. 

--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's crowd-pleasing musical lands on the screen with a big, gaudy splat.

--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)

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If it's your first experience with anything Phantom, then you'll be quite haunted by the story and its music, and left with a sense of the experience flowing through your mind for some time after watching. 7.5/10

--Paul Boschen (Movie Marshal)

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While I’m not a big fan of musicals, to quote Mr. Burns “I know what I hate, and I don’t hate this” : I repeatedly found myself humming along with the numbers and was only occasionally bored. While the singing in is not as polished as the play, it is nonetheless entertaining and will prove to be a pleasant re-run for most fans. 

--Greg Ursic (Movie-Gurus.com)

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Criticism toward Joel Schumacher’s attempted enactment of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cherished stage musical The Phantom of the Opera likely will fall on deaf ears. If you love the source material (I don’t), the chances are high you’ll thoroughly enjoy the latest film to pay tribute, even though Schumacher is functionally talentless. 

--Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)

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For all the expense and elaborate sets and costumes, "Phantom" the movie is an oddly flat experience. Partly, that's inevitable. There's no way to drop a chandelier on an audience in a movie theater, which is done to great affect every night in the show.

--Jack Mathews (New York Daily News)

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Directed by

Joel Schumacher Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, Phone Booth

Cast

Gerard Butler Reign of Fire, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Dracula 2000 Emmy Rossum The Day After Tomorrow, Mystic River, Poseidon Miranda Richardson Sleepy Hollow, Chicken Run, The Hours Minnie Driver Good Will Hunting, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, GoldenEye Ciarán Hinds Road to Perdition, Munich, Excalibur Simon Callow Shakespeare in Love, Amadeus, Four Weddings and a Funeral Jennifer Ellison An Audience with Kylie Minogue, This Morning, Maxim Uncovered! Vol. 4 [more]

Badly directed and poorly staged musical with a spectacularly awful performance from Gerard Butler – it looks pretty enough but this is strictly for fans of the stage show.  --Matthew Turner (ViewLondon) It will be interesting to see whether this campy, overdecorated, deracinated and interminable version of the mediocre musical will turn out to be as critic-proof as the stage edition, which has been running for nearly two decades in London and New York.  --Lou Lumenick (New York Post) One can’t help but wonder how much better this film would have played straight, without its characters in seemingly constant song.  --Steve Davis (Austin Chronicle) I do not despise Joel Schumacher like so many others seem to do, but this is a movie that needed someone else. The Phantom of the Opera does not look good, it does not sound good, and it is an astonishing bore. --Eugene Novikov (FilmBlather)

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