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(1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 26% Rotten Page   1   4/5 "El Fantasma, como dice la canción, está ahí, inside my mind..."   Cinenganos   Alex Ramirez "Should appeal to people who like musicals but cannot afford them, though this is not a particularly inventive nor a particularly cinematic adaptation."   european-films.net   Boyd van Hoeij C "On paper, the teaming looks solid gold, yet the film is an experience that results in more yawns than goosebumps."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf D+ "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."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "THe diva's success is a not-so-subtle indictment of the bourgie masses who consume popular culture: their taste sucks."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs D+ "Damn you! Curse you! Lloyd Webber’s caustically commercialized but well-directed musical comes to the screen in a colorful, expensive, thoughtless and overacted translation."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 3.5/4 "One of the most entertaining motion pictures of the year, The Phantom of the Opera is a cinematic gift for the ages that finds profundity in its thematic innocence."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman 0/4 "Like overpriced costume jewelry, this tasteless, soulless contraption is sure to appeal to anyone who owns Celine Dion and Meatloaf albums."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C- "A flamboyant failure, unwilling and/or unable to open itself up to anyone who wasn't totally in love with the show already."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens 2/5 "(Joel Schumacher) tenía ganas de hacer un musical y se sacó las ganas; sólo que no bastaba con poner gente cantando envuelta en trajes brillantes."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio D+ "What passion and excitement there is in the work has been sucked out; it has become boring.... It is shallow, yes, but even shallow works need competent directors."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 0.5/4 "One of the worst filmed musicals I’ve ever seen, and that includes Cop Rock"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress D+ "Phantom of the Opera does not look good, it does not sound good, and it is an astonishing bore."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov D "On the boards The Phantom of the Opera was bloated kitsch; now, thanks to Schumacher, it's hysterically bloated kitsch."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "Many of the songs still enchant even though the film is a disappointment."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "It's questionable whether fans of the musical will be enamored with this adaptation. The energy that characterizes a live performance is absent, resulting in a production that often feels sluggish and slow-moving."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2/4 "no amount of stylistic playfulness could stop the film from bogging down into tedium by the last reel, as the romantic pathos begins to wear thin"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 1/5 "Broadway bore comes to the big screen in a movie-musical adaptation that's too little, too late and too terrible for words."   Netflix   James Rocchi 2/4 "Joel Schumacher crafts a musical hiccup with this feebly cast rendition of the infamous stage opera."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "If you loved the show, you'll likely love the movie; if you detest the show, you'll hate the movie. Personally, I fall closer to the middle."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 2.5/5 "Webber's musical fans will appreciate this version and champion its cause the same way that Americans promote apple pie, Chevrolet, and McDonalds"   ToxicUniverse.com   John A. Nesbit 5/10 "The movie is so overblown, so much is meant to dazzle the eye, that it overwhelms the characters and the music."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4/4 "'Pésele a quien le pese, es una de las mejores películas del 2004. Injustamente ignorada en Estados Unidos pero que el tiempo seguramente la convertirá en un clásico'"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 1/5 "."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel C+ "The songs generally suffer on the screen, with only the Phantom's organ-driven theme and the sexual frenzy of the climatic 'Past the Point of No Return' having any real energy"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2.5/5 "Nuanced supporting performances by Simon Callow and Ciaran Hinds as the parvenus who've just bought the Opera and, especially, Richardson as the sly Giry, can't compensate for the vacuum at the top."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2/4 "Welcome to the world of Andrew Lloyd Webber, where an entire libretto is derived from variations on five songs."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 7/10 " It is not ideal, but it still is arguably the best dramatic adaptation of Gaston Leroux's novel."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 4/5 "Schumacher has indeed delivered the lavish, lushly romantic film that fans have envisioned for years."   Film Threat   Michael Dequina 3.5/4 "Conjures up this unexplainable spell that leaves audiences sad, sentimental, swooning, smiling--in some way transported and moved."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina B "It's the Branson, Missouri dinner theater edition, as decorated as a wedding cake and as tightly laced as Christine's corset."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow "Deserves to be locked up in a dank, water-filled dungeon and left to molder."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 2/5 "Unless you're a die-hard devotee of the stage version, you'll probably find this film both excruciatingly overblown and annoyingly undercooked."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline D "It compounds what to some of us are already fatal errors, while bringing nothing new to those who love the stage version so dearly."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux C+ "Fantastic sets, costumes, great art direction and imaginative camera work make this a visually stunning film. The musical score, not so much."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C "[Phantom of the Opera] is all shine and glitter but without substance."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 1.5/5 "...feels like little more than a 2+ hour promotional video for perfume, jewelry, corsets and curtains."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg 2/5 "no passion, no thrill, no showmanship"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 10/10 "Enthralling, intoxicating...a dazzling, spectacular Oscar contender."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 1.5/4 "Batman meets Liberace."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 2.5/4 "Fans of the musical "The Phantom of the Opera", however, will find plenty to like in this filmic adaptation but its faults could have easily sunk the entire production."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf Read review   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. Read review   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson  (1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 26% Rotten Page   1