Storyline
Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets back up with her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love
Directors
Cast
Trailer
Reviews
75
Rolling Stone
Phantom, still running on Broadway after sixteen years, is a rapturous spectacle. And the movie, directed full throttle by Joel Schumacher, goes the show one better.
70
Variety
Sumptuous pic version, which evokes the original show while working as a movie in its own right, is lit by a radiant, vocally lustrous perf by teenaged Emmy Rossum.
60
Empire
The end result, although entertaining and well-crafted, certainly isn't on the same breathtaking scale of, say, Alan Parker's epic "Evita."
60
What the film most damagingly lacks though is a sense of mystery and danger.
50
It's sometimes hard to tell the characters from the candelabra. This lavish screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical is so chockablock with decorative detail the human figures are often competing with the decor for attention.
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
Sep 30, Sep 2023Which Brings Me to You (2023)
Mar 20, Mar 2015Backcountry (2014)
Nov 19, Nov 1993Man’s Best Friend (1993)
Feb 8, Feb 2016The Mermaid (2016)
Aug 15, Aug 1984The Woman in Red (1984)
Dec 27, Dec 2007The Great Debaters (2007)
Apr 7, Apr 2017Orbiter 9 (2017)
May 10, May 2024The Image of You (2024)