In other words even though the Phantom performers keep singing and singing and then sing some more at least they are appealing to watch (and they did do all their own singing). This is a very wise decision considering the film’s rather longwinded nature.
įans will no doubt be happy their favorite musical has finally made it to the big screen but the musical’s original stars Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman have been replaced in the movie version by hot young actors.
But when Christine falls for the dashing Raoul ( Patrick Wilson) all hell breaks loose as the Phantom’s growing jealousies threatens to tear everyone apart. When he falls desperately in love with the lovely ingénue Christine ( Emmy Rossum) who has lived in the opera house for most of her life the Phantom devotes himself to molding the young soprano into a star exerting a strange sense of control over her as he nurtures her extraordinary talents. I mean honestly his only “disfigurement” is some scarring on one side of his face which he covers with a rather classy mask. Think The Elephant Man meets The Hunchback of Notre Dame–except this particular “monster” has some serious sex appeal. The tragic opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius ( Gerald Butler) who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera waging a reign of terror over its occupants.
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