LaFountaine

Phantom of the Opera

Yesterday I saw the movie “Phantom of the Opera”, which starred: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver and Miranda Richardson.

The storyline involved the following: “This romantic musical epic is about a mysterious masked figure, Erik (Gerard Butler), who roams the undergrounds of 19th century Paris, centering his activity around (or under) the Opera Populaire, where he tutors a beautiful young soprano, Christine (Emmy Rossum), who goes on to upstage the city's most famous opera singer, Carlotta (Minnie Driver). The Phantom thinks he's found love, until Christine's childhood boyfriend, Vicomte de Chagny (Patrick Wilson) shows up.”

I give the movie a “B+”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a medium soft drink. The movie is a musical, which makes it hard to review. You got the feeling that the film was strictly designed to be presented on the stage.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 8:14 AM