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From: The Malay Mail
Date: 20041218
Author:Reviewed by Lim Chang Moh

PHANTOM OF OPERA Cast: GERALD BUTLER, EMMY ROSSUM & MINNIE DRIVER Dir: JOEL SCHUMACHER GSC and TGV circuit Rating: ***

THIS is a screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical and not another rendition of Gaston Leroux's 1911 novel.

Besides the strong performance by 16-year-old Rossum (as Christine), the movie allows for close-ups and special effects which are impossible in the play.

But the most compelling reason to catch this operatic delight is the price: RM10 instead of over RM100 at the theatre.

At this price, all local Webber fans can truly surrender to the Music Of The Night!

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