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From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum). The Phantom, wearing a mask to hide a congenital disfigurement, strong-arms management into giving the budding starlet key roles, but Christine instead falls for arts benefactor Raoul (Patrick Wilson). Terrified at the notion of her absence, the Phantom enacts a plan to keep Christine by his side, while Raoul tries to foil the scheme.

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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.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Deserves to be locked up in a dank, water-filled dungeon and left to molder.

May 3, 2005

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Independent (UK)

Rated: 1/5

Mar 7, 2005

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

My own reaction to the current version fashioned by Mr. Schumacher is one of pure stupefaction.

Jan 27, 2005

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

It's all bloat and bombast, but Schumacher's too-faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic stage musical is still inherently watchable.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 16, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Highly watchable despite the bloated runtime and surprising lack of character development. Driver is a gem as a diva and Rossum makes a strong impression, but Butler's "sexy" Phantom sinks the whole enterprise. Plus: he can't sing!

Rated: 2/5

Dec 11, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

As I was sitting in the auditorium alone watching this film, I kept looking around hoping there was a chandelier above me getting ready to plummet to the ground.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Quan Feel so lucky to be able to finally see this on the big screen! Beautiful movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/29/23 Full Review Tyler L A good movie with good performances and great music Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Bradley N The movie is a solid 3/5 stars, however, the songs and voices carry the movie. Spectacular soundtrack. Slightly above average movie. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review Khadidja G 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. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/25 Full Review Jamie A 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. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/27/25 Full Review Alysha S 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. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel Schumacher Director Gerard Butler The Phantom Emmy Rossum Christine Patrick Wilson Raoul Miranda Richardson Madame Giry Minnie Driver Carlotta

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Synopsis From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum). The Phantom, wearing a mask to hide a congenital disfigurement, strong-arms management into giving the budding starlet key roles, but Christine instead falls for arts benefactor Raoul (Patrick Wilson). Terrified at the notion of her absence, the Phantom enacts a plan to keep Christine by his side, while Raoul tries to foil the scheme.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Producer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Screenwriter: Gaston Leroux
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Joel Schumacher Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 27, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.2M
Runtime: 2h 21m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)