The Phantom of the Opera

The acting and singing were amazing! Emmy and Gerard were very impressive and it really embodies the musical;while changing the dances minimally. Absolutely my favorite musical I've probably seen this movie over 100 times.

Just over 20 years old now. Wow. Love it! I loved the musical in the theatre and I loved the movie. Excellent casting and excellent music. I was initially not impressed at all by the casting of Butler and Driver, however, both proved me wrong. This is my second favorite Lloyd Webber after my number one all time favorite, Jesus Christ Superstar. The scores of the paid critics as always, show their lack of taste and intelligence in film.

A good movie with good performances and great music

The movie is a solid 3/5 stars, however, the songs and voices carry the movie. Spectacular soundtrack. Slightly above average movie.

It was obviously good but unfortunately, people were right: the stage version is WAYYYYYYYYYYYY better. The movie is beautiful but the sets on stage blew me away. Some tiny changes just seemed so odd. Christine recognizing Raoul first irritated me a bit, they cut bits from the Phantom of the Opera song (IT'S THE TITULAR SONG), there's a weird sword fighting scene? Actually, so many swords in this movie and for what? However, I liked Emmy Rossum as Christine. She's a great actress and I loved her singing (Sierra is still that girl though). For some reason I couldn't vibe with Patrick Wilson's Raoul even though I liked Fraser's Raoul. Now Phantom... Gerard Butler's voice isn't bad at all but they completely softened some of my favourite Phantom's singing parts and that was so disappointing. I love Ramin's franticness as the Phantom, he's so unhinged and his voice is so powerful and commanding but Butler's voice just wasn't.

This movie is watchable if you have never seen the stage show and have no access to it. The story is mostly correct, despite the glaring plot hole that a 16 year old soprano would never be given the opportunity to sing in that era of French opera. The cast seems to have been chosen in order to pull in viewers and not because they are the best fit for the role. I implore anyone who watches this movie to book tickets to see it live, it will change your life.

4.35. The story is remarkable -- it's not as good as the music, but that's not the story's fault. Also, a couple of sets are incredible.

Most stunning and outstanding movie. I am currently hyper fixating on this topic. The music is beautiful. Most grossing movie ever made. I hate to compare to wicked but the casting was better than wicked. The vocals and acting were just better. I recommend 100%. Everyone else reviewing this is absolutely insane. My nee favorite

MICHAEL DECLARES An absolutely astounding, even astonishing theatrical triumph! The captivating beauty and the sheer perfection of this film is not to be missed. Phantom of the Opera is perhaps the greatest musical of the last 100 years.

Hands down favorite broadway musical and actually love the movie better! The last time I saw it in NYC was wonderful but it didn’t have Gerry so it couldn’t compete. I would swoon right in front of Gerard Butler with no shame.