gerard butler phantom of the opera review

Erik, too, becomes infatuated with his young pupil.

Complications arise when Christine is reunited with her childhood sweetheart Raoul. In reality it is the feared Erik, phantom of the Paris Opera. Young diva Christine is mysteriously tutored by someone she believes is her `Angel of Music'. Though many people are still wondering why the film wasn't made with it's original stage leads Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, the energetic young cast featured add their own magic to the gothic love story.The story is well-known and I won't go into a blow-by-blow account. Joel Schumacher's film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is a perfect testemant to what has become the most successful stage production of all time. Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2005 Pros: Amazing visuals and costume design, great acting, and a pretty good story.Ĭons: The singing from Gerard Butler as the Phantom was not great and the chemistry between the characters were not as good as the Broadway musical intended it to be.Sparkling screen incarnation of Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM Will the Phantom win over Christine or will Raoul save her from the evil underneath the opera. Christine soon discovers the Phantom has a dark side and is controlling her through his voice.

The phantom in a jealous state takes her to his lair underneath the opera. In the crowd is her former and friend and love interest Raoul. He does so successfully and Christine is given her first lead role in an opera. The phantom purposely attempts to injure the lead role in order to give Daae the part. When she is older the Opera is bought by two wealthy gentlemen, clueless about the Phantom. A short while after she arrived there, she was taught to sing by an anonymous person which she believed was her angel of music. Before her father died he told her she would be protected by an angel of music.

Orphaned at a young age, she came to live at the opera house and learn to be a ballerina.

Background: Phantom of The Opera is a musical about a girl named Christine Daae, who has one of the best voices in the Opera Populaire.

Gerard butler phantom of the opera review