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Release Date: Jan 21, 2005; Limited Release: Dec 22, 2004; Rated: PG-13; Length: 143 Minutes; Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance; With: Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum
C+
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW
Not vulgar enough. Andrew Lloyd Webber's horror operetta looks expensive, but it's been filmed without decadent atmosphere or visual flow. Emmy Rossum has an unforced sweetness, but Gerard Butler, as the Phantom, sings like a Meat Loaf stuffed with too much garlic.
Posted Jan 17, 2005
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