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Operatic 'Phantom'; An overlong, overblown musical that's beautifully filmed

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From: Pacific Sun
Date: 20041222
Author:Buchau, Von

There will be no "Best Films of the Year" from me for 2004 because, frankly, I didn't like anything I saw that much. On the other hand, I didn't hate movies that everyone else seemed to hate, such as Alexander or the new The Phantom of the Opera. Either I'm getting mellow or the hideous showing of Bay Area's sports teams has ground my critical faculties to a pulp.

I don't necessarily fall in love with sets and costumes, but I appreciate how much research and art goes into creating whole worlds like the 1870 era of Gaston Leroux's gothic horror story about a mad genius who falls in love with ...

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