Doesn't live up to the stage version
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JAN
19
2008
Phantom of the Opera —
I found many things about this movie disappointed me. The "young and sexy" casting was a bad decision. Emmy Rossum does not have the singing ability to convincingly play Christine (who is supposed to be an opera singer!) and her acting was also mediocre. Gerard Butler is not a great singer either and it is hard to look past the fact that he is much too young to be playing the Phantom. His "deformity" was no worse than a bad sunburn. Patrick Wilson was a fine Raoul; I did not love his singing personally but he was by far the best of the three. I thought the rest of the cast did a fine job.The movie is beautiful to look at, but if you want to hear what The Phantom of the Opera should really sound like, I suggest the original London cast recording with Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, and Steve Barton. They sing much better than these three leads.
Phantom of the Opera is not recommended by lizmie27
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