Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
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Reviews Counted:163
Fresh:54
Rotten:109
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: The music of the night has hit something of a sour note: Critics are calling the screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular musical histrionic, boring, and lacking in both romance and danger. Still, some have praised the film for its sheer spectacle.
Theatrical Release:10-12-2004
Synopsis: Those who thought that smoke machines and cobwebbed candelabras were the stuff of Halloween parties and dance clubs need to think again. In Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Minnie Driver, Patrick Wilson
Director: Joel Schumacher
Reviews for Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
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Despite the combined talents of Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler, its tragic love story between an opera-singing novice and her disfigured mentor is horrifically bloated with theatrical gestures and falsetto dialogue. Full Review |
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Unless you're a die-hard devotee of the stage version, you'll probably find this film both excruciatingly overblown and annoyingly undercooked. Full Review |
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Fans of musical theater will work themselves into a lather over Joel Schumacher's by-the-book film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's monotonous play, but most audiences will either fall asleep or hit the cinema doors running. Full Review |
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Fantastic sets, costumes, great art direction and imaginative camera work make this a visually stunning film. The musical score, not so much. Full Review |
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Without a proper Phantom, the entire enterprise sags monumentally, and, unfortunately, Butler is a disaster here. Full Review |
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Most fans are bound to be disappointed to some degree, and non-aficionados of musical theater will find it tedious and silly. Do yourself a favor and see this on stage Full Review |
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Deserves to be locked up in a dank, water-filled dungeon and left to molder. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Tecnicamente impecável; no entanto, a adaptação medíocre de Weber não justifica mais de duas horas de projeção para apenas três canções aceitáveis (e Butler não sabe cantar).
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The movie is so overblown, so much is meant to dazzle the eye, that it overwhelms the characters and the music. Full Review |
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