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

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 16, 2024

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!

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 11, 2024

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.

| Original Score: 1.5/4.0 | Sep 20, 2020

Rossum is a stunning beauty and very effective, but the movie's biggest problem is Butler. He comes off rather dull in a role that requires someone a lot more dynamic.

| Original Score: C | Nov 18, 2019

Visually impressive, at times to the point of mesmerizing and emotionally stimulating, the film touches the heart and soul...and once again reaffirms Hollywood's (and the public's) love of the movie musical.

| Nov 14, 2019

A solid retelling of the musical, giving Webber's wonderful music a chance to shine for a wider audience than they ever have before.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 5, 2019

Too much of that film clung to the theatre experience, which ultimately appears wildly ingenuine on the silver screen.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 17, 2016

Commit one unforced error after another on its way to becoming one of the sloppiest major musicals of contemporary times.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Apr 27, 2015

cinematically translated Webber's musical adaptation as well as humanly possible,

| Original Score: C | Feb 4, 2013

The whole production feels cut and pasted, and it doesn't translate well to the big screen...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 29, 2009

Fans of musical theater will work themselves into a lather over Joel Schumacher's by-the-book film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's monotonous play, but most audiences will either fall asleep or hit the cinema doors running.

| Original Score: D+ | Apr 18, 2009

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 20, 2008

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Fantastic sets, costumes, great art direction and imaginative camera work make this a visually stunning film. The musical score, not so much.

| Original Score: C+ | Apr 10, 2008

Without a proper Phantom, the entire enterprise sags monumentally, and, unfortunately, Butler is a disaster here.

| Mar 1, 2007

Most fans are bound to be disappointed to some degree, and non-aficionados of musical theater will find it tedious and silly. Do yourself a favor and see this on stage

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 1, 2006

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

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

| May 3, 2005

Tecnicamente impecável; no entanto, a adaptação medíocre de Weber não justifica mais de duas horas de projeção para apenas três canções aceitáveis (e Butler não sabe cantar).

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 19, 2005

The movie is so overblown, so much is meant to dazzle the eye, that it overwhelms the characters and the music.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Apr 19, 2005