I was very impressed with this movie! I thought it did an amazing job adapting musical to movie. I was actually pleasantly surprised that it used so much of the original score. I thought the singing was excellent, and Minnie Driver was great. It definitely captured my interest and had beautiful visuals. I thought they cast the characters perfectly - I really liked Emily Rossum, Gerard Butler, and Patrick Wilson. Gerard really stood out in my mind as the Phantom. Excellent performance. I'm bummed I waited until DVD to see it and missed it on the big screen.
You don't have to be a Phantom of the Opera fan before you see this movie to love it - but you do have to like musicals!
Just a couple quirks: The phantom's disfigurement did tend to change depending on which mask he wore (or didn't wear)- but that's OK. You get the idea. I didn't pick up that the lip syncing was off. I'll have to watch for that next time I watch it. And in the 1870 shots, I would estimate the age difference between Raoul and Madame Giry to be at least 15 years, if not more. But in the 1917 shots, they look to be about the same age. These are so minor though in reflection of the entire Phantom experience.
Now if only they'd do an adaptation of "Les Miserables" just as well...
You don't have to be a Phantom of the Opera fan before you see this movie to love it - but you do have to like musicals!
Just a couple quirks: The phantom's disfigurement did tend to change depending on which mask he wore (or didn't wear)- but that's OK. You get the idea. I didn't pick up that the lip syncing was off. I'll have to watch for that next time I watch it. And in the 1870 shots, I would estimate the age difference between Raoul and Madame Giry to be at least 15 years, if not more. But in the 1917 shots, they look to be about the same age. These are so minor though in reflection of the entire Phantom experience.
Now if only they'd do an adaptation of "Les Miserables" just as well...