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'Phantom' merits a look, but don't bother listening

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20041222
Author:Roger Ebert

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)

The Phantom Gerard Butler

Christine Daae Emmy Rossum

Raoul de Chagny Patrick Wilson

Madame Giry Miranda Richardson

Carlotta Minnie Driver

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a film directed by Joel Schumacher. Written by Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. Running time: 143 minutes. Rated PG-13 (for brief violent images). Opening today at local theaters.

The question at this point is whether "The Phantom of the Opera" is even intended to be frightening. It has become such a product of modern ...

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