The movie does have some nice looks and does sound good. Other stars in the movies like Miranda Richardson and Ciarán Hinds could have also had more screen time to break up the melodrama. Minnie Driver is wasted as the uppity star Carlotta. Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, and Patrick Wilson are all a bit over-the-top and doing stage acting in the film, leading to very wooden performances. The acting for the movie isn’t very good either. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Art Direction, and Best Original Song (“Learn to be Lonely”). The movie was met with a big box office draw but mixed reviews from critics. Though infatuated with the “Opera Ghost”, the Christine’s real love is her childhood friend Raoul (Patrick Wilson)…and with Raoul in the way, the Phantom will fight for Christine and her voice!ĭirected by Joel Schumacher, The Phantom of the Opera is an adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical based upon the 1909-1920 serial novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux.

When he sets his eyes on a talented young singer named Christine Daaé (Emmy Rossum), the Phantom demands she star in the next opera…and willing to stop anyone who gets in the way. The building is allegedly haunted by the Phantom (Gerard Butler) who refuses to allow the productions to go on in any way but the way he demands. The Paris Opera House is under new ownership but facing a problem. Phantom that this is a really weird first date.

The phantom of the opera 2004 synopsis