The Phantom of the Opera
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: December 22, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
14
Negative:
15
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91
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The cast is good, the score is sublime, the visuals are sumptuous and it speeds along with a delirious romantic power that, if you let it, can sweep you away. Read full review
88
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
If you've been seduced by Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage version of "The Phantom of the Opera," you'll fall in love with the gorgeous, splendidly cast film. Read full review
80
Film ThreatMichael Dequina
The much-publicized decision to go "younger and sexier" with the casting--a move that turns out to pay off handsomely, enhancing and enriching the material. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Phantom, still running on Broadway after sixteen years, is a rapturous spectacle. And the movie, directed full throttle by Joel Schumacher, goes the show one better. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Scotsman Gerard Butler does a fine job as the charismatic, ghostly character. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I am recommending a movie that I do not seem to like very much. But part of the pleasure of moviegoing is pure spectacle -- of just sitting there and looking at great stuff and knowing it looks terrific. There wasn't much Schumacher could have done with the story or the music he was handed, but in the areas over which he held sway, he has triumphed. Read full review
70
VarietyDerek Elley
Sumptuous pic version, which evokes the original show while working as a movie in its own right, is lit by a radiant, vocally lustrous perf by teenaged Emmy Rossum. Read full review
70
Washington PostPhillip Kennicott
It's gorgeous nonsense to look at, and in director Joel Schumacher's hands, "Phantom" emerges as one of those queer works of art that actually improve somehow as they get tackier and more removed from the original. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Isn't just for music fans. It's more accessible than that, thanks to Joel Schumacher's bright direction and a few storytelling embellishments. Read full review
63
PremierePeter Debruge
Fans will cheer at Schumacher's faithful inflation of Webber's vision, which interprets all that pomp and bombast as if the show were some sort of overblown Vegas attraction. Read full review
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