gerard butler phantom of the opera review

Schumacher does have experience directing music videos and a penchant for visual opulence, so he would seem an ideal choice, with the deceptively. Lloyd Webber produced this film, selecting Joel Schumacher as director because of his work combining visuals with music in (no joke) the 1987 comedic teen -vampire thriller The Lost Boys. When dashing patron Raoul (Patrick Wilson) enters the picture to compete for Christine's heart, it sends The Phantom into a jealous rampage, letting nothing stand in his way to advance the beauty's rise to stardom and win her love.

All of that begins to change through the tutelage and aid of a mysterious and romantic 'Angel of Music,' none other than The Phantom (Gerard Butler), a mysterious masked presence lurking among the shadows of the theatre. Primarily set in an 1870 Paris opera house, the story centers on Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum), a young and innocent chorus girl who longs to become a leading opera singer, but is unable to rise above the arrogant preening of soprano diva Carlotta (Minnie Driver). Reviewed in the United States on FebruVerified Purchase This is a musical drama and is based on an iconic stage production of 'The Phantom Of The Opera. Despite being a rather dark and sexy character (think Simon Cowell with sex appeal), he is also violent and nasty it's difficult to feel any sympathy for a character so smothered in self-pity.For the unfamiliar, the musical Phantom is loosely adapted from Gaston Leroux's classic novel of the same name. But this is ruined by scenes such as the implied attempted rape of Christine, the Phantom wailing that his face has 'denied me the joys of the flesh'. The songs desperately want us to feel that if only the Phantom wasn't persecuted and mocked by society, he would be a rather nice chap. Born disfigured, a flashback shows him as a child being horribly abused in a freak show and escaping to the sewers. Obviously this is supposed to be the story of a tragic genius tortured by his disability, unable to be loved by a beautiful young woman because of his hideous face. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist. Down they go to his spooky habitat (as opposed to the branch of Habitat from which he presumably purchased those candles).

After Christine's successful debut, the Phantom reveals himself to her and takes her to his bachelor pad: this is only accessible via a boat ride across a foggy lagoon, where gold candles inexplicably rise fully lit from the murky waters.

Gerard butler phantom of the opera review