The Phantom of the Opera

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The Phantom of the Opera

PG-13

2005

2h 21m

Musical

Drama

Romance

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From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae. 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. 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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Critics Consensus

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

05/03/2005

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

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

01/27/2005

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

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

01/15/2005

The plot is impressively free of anything that does not smell of unpasteurized melodrama.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

12/16/2024

3/5

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

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

12/11/2024

2/5

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!

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/20/2020

1.5/4.0

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.

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Judie H-P

Oct 23

Loved the songs, the amazing voices, and period costumes, and the love story.

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Quan

11/29/2023

Feel so lucky to be able to finally see this on the big screen! Beautiful movie.

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Simon R

@simon101212 Jan 9

never seen the musical. But since I'm a theater kid, it was great

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Solerei H

Nov 14

The imagery and music is utterly beautiful. I think the 'top critics' forget this film is based on a musical that has had one of the longest runtimes in theatre history. It's not an Avengers film, or a new Mission Impossible film. It's a musical based on a book published in 1909. The feeling I get after watching this is a something new movies don't impress upon any more. It is timeless, heart-wrenching, and breathtaking all in one. I am proud to say this is my all time favourite film.

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Joshua J.

@joshspiderman9 Nov 7

One of my favorite musicals the vocals are phenomenal!!!

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PERCY B

Nov 5

These movies with huge disparity between the public and critics are very perplexing and usually in these cases you are better going with the public review. This is a perfect case. This was an excellent enjoyable movie especially if you haven't seen a live performance but even great if you've seen in on Broadway and 2 other times like I have. The music is great and so is everyone's performance.

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Synopsis

From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae. 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. 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)

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