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His deformity and anger is contrasted superbly by the love that you see in his eyes and his feelings are experienced by the audience. However, his acting brings a perfect balance to the character (as I think it is intended) he is both dark and light. Gerard Butler does not have as strong a voice as many who appear in the stage production (which I've seen 5 times). Although he has a beautiful voice and the 'look' of Raoul, his character lacked the passion and the chemistry with Christine to be believable. The casting could have been improved by getting rid of Patrick Wilson. The Phantom's lair was elaborate and the backstage scenes seemed to give the viewer a true glance at that period. Joel Schumacher was able to capture what many directors fail to when converting musicals to film: the added extras that the audience is left wanting to see when watching the stage show. I'm glad I finally saw it, but much prefer the stage version. So I am giving this movie an 'average' rating. But golly, she can act! I thought her Italian accent, gestures, and attitude were spot on. Funny that she would be my favorite from what I've heard, she is the only lead character who did not do her own singing-she was dubbed. I thought she really brought the role of Carlotta to life. (Ironically enough, I really like the movie version of Evita, but perhaps this is because I've never seen the Broadway stage version.)ДЄt any rate, I was not overly impressed with any of the cast members of The Phantom of the Opera movie save Minnie Driver. Such a movie will frequently attempt to address every little nuance so that my own imagination is unnessary. I guess that this is the basic difference between a stage show and a (CGI-saturated) movie.

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It was so full of visual eye-candy that it was difficult for me to stay with the story. I cannot really express exactly what it was that fell was as though they tried to stuff 'too much' into the movie. I finally bought the movie last month alas, I was indeed disappointed. For the past few years, I've stubbornly resisted viewing the movie, not wanting to overlay happy memories of the stage performances with a potentially lackluster cinematic version. The Phantom of the Opera is my favorite Broadway musical, and I've been fortunate enough to see three performances of it. Drop the chandelier kill lots of people and then have the theatre burn down.

I normally would not make a fuss about such a thing, however, this is what made Phantom famous during the stage production, it should be nothing short of spectacularly disastrous in the film. If you have the technology make the damn chandelier fall into the audience not into the stage! In the film the chandelier is very realistic looking, however it falls and swings down to crash into the stage! This is a film, therefore you can do things in the film that can not be done during live performances. During a stage performance you can not have a chandelier fall on the patrons, (unless you don't want them to come back) so the chandelier falls on the the stage. In the original Novel the Phantom has the chandelier actually fall into the audience.

I have no qualms about the chandelier falling in the second Act rather than the end of the first Act I do have a problem with the way it fell. If I have to make one complaint about the film, it would be the infamous Chandelier Scene. Towards the beginning Raoul falls into a 'Fun House' of mirrors and a strictly made for film water trap. The Phantom's lair is fairly accurate to the stage production but only in the deep depths. The Phantom is not as mystical as in the stage production, as all his tricks can be easily explained in the film through levers and secret passage ways. There are some songs left out, including the rehearsal of 'Don Juan Triumphant'. If you have seen the Musical, you will not be disappointed. If you have never seen the Musical production, this film is perfect for you. The made for film 'Black and white scenes' add closure to the interpretive ending of the stage production. While no Michael Crawford, Butler does hit key notes, and has great chemistry with Rossum. Gerard Butler performs an interesting interpretation of the Phantom. While Emmy Rossum's singing is not on par with Sarah Brightman, her acting is none the less captivating on the screen. This glitzy rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage production is very visually appealing.

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