The Phantom of the Opera

It was so obvious that the lead role was written for Sarah Brightman's voice...and Emily Rossum couldn't hope to come close. She didn't. Acting and singing were generally bad, though it was a visual stunner. Pity.

First off I'd like to state that I did enjoy this movie. It was a beautiful piece of work with an allstar cast, but as much as I like Emmy Rossum, she cannot compare to Sarah Brightman. Jacob was ignorant enough to state that Ms. Brightman could not enunciate well onstage and finds Ms. Rossum "easier on the eyes". If that were the case, then Sarah wouldn't have been the ORIGINAL Christine Daae to begin with. Enunciation is incredibly important in theatre, so its clearly something you know nothing about. Sarah Brightman is gorgeous and talented and to say something like that would be quite typical of the male mind. I hope you come across this. Any more comments, feel free and email me, I'd be happy to enlighten you.

I just bought the Phantom of the Opera recently, and have watched it numerous times in the week I've owned it. It has taken top billing over all my other movie collections. It is the most, heartbreaking, sexy movie I've ever seen. It had such a believable story line and such depth. All the actor's came off so sincere. Minie Drivers' character Carlotta played such an important part in the movie. I loved the part with the people holding the fans on the steps, as well as the beat of the drums. That had to have taken a lot of rehearsals in order to get synchronized. Thanks to you all for your dedication. It is a great movie and took and still takes me, to a fantazy land of love, something I've never been blessed to know. Wishing I were Christine. If I were, I'd have chosen the Phantom, for his passion,love and devotion he had shown her. What eye candy, he is. His facial expressions as well as Christine's were superb at the exact moments. They portrayed such convincing characters. I have a question, are they a couple by chance and where are they now ? WOW, what a movie! When I caught Minie Driver mouthing her part, I was extremely disappointed and then wondered whether Rossum, Butler and Wilson had too. I'm happy to know after logging on this site, that they hadn't. It would have been better, if they'd have edited Minnie's shaking her hand out towards the audience as it caught her not mouthing her part. All the same I would give this an excellant rating if I were a critic. What a great movie for all time !