| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C) |
| Fans of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage version of "Phantom of the Opera" will
likely enjoy director Joel Schumacher's transfer to the silver screen of the
story of the facially-deformed Paris opera impresario who takes a pretty young
chorus singer,...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10) |
| CAPSULE: Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical, the
most profitable musical of the 20th century, comes
to the screen with a lavish production. Unfortunately
the story has been somewhat "younged down" and some
nonsense added. It...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 2/4) |
| THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004). 2 stars out of 4. Starring Gerard Butler, Emmy
Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver and Simon Callow.
Production designer Anthony Pratt. Screenplay by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Joel
Schumacher....more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Opera Populaire diva Carlotta (Minnie Driver, "Ella Enchanted") is displeased
when the new managers, Messieurs Firmin (Ciarán Hinds, "Veronica
Guerin") and Andre (Simon Callow, "Bright Young Things"), fail to fall over
themselves for her enough and walks...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 10/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "The Phantom of the Opera" (Warner Bros.)
Since the late '80s, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" has
been playing in London and on Broadway - and it's now a dazzling, spectacular,
unforgettable Oscar-contender....more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Michael Dequina (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Unapologetically faithful to its source material, Joel Schumacher's
long-aborning film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running, box office
record-shattering musical version of _The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_ is highly
unlikely to win over...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A-) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Warner Bros
Grade: A-
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Written by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, novel by Gaston Leroux
Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda
Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciaran Hinds, Simon Callow,...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| The glories of and the problems with the new film version of THE PHANTOM OF THE
OPERA can be summed up in two words -- songs and casting. The singing is as
smooth and rich as butter, but the acting falls strangely flat, probably
because Gerard Butler...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper |
| Capsule review: NBC had the money and the time to tell
Gaston Leroux's story correctly and accurately to the book.
Instead they gave it to people with no respect for the novel
(by their own admission) and got a slow and uninteresting...more |
| The Phantom Of The Opera Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper |
| Capsule review: Somebody took what would have been a
poor re-telling of PHANTOM and proved it could be made much,
much worse. Believe it or not, they threw in time travel and
an immortal Freddy Krueger-esque killer. I thought I was...more |
