First of all, I must say that this movie was terrible! A darker approach to the book and musical sounds pretty fine, but here... it was used in wrong way. The director Dwight H. Little should first read the book. Was that too hard for him? He made a story in New York that brings us a horrific tale that occurred in London? OK, I am not gonna talk anymore and compare book to the film, or the earlier versions or even new versions. Let's just concentrate one the film. Well good things... acting was good, Robert Englund was good as always, he is a good actor, but... damn...! After I saw a scene of his face, I though... It's Freddy Kruger! I mean, it's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" all over again! Englund cannot escape this character, I mean, he was supposed to be a Phantom, not Freddy! Typecasting is sometimes a really boring, huh? Jill Schoelen was fine as Christine, and it was very, very interesting to see Bill Nighy in some of his earlier appearances on US film. Also, the music and costumes were good. Now, bad... what's with all that gore and crazy violent scenes? Was Phantom that crazy? Really ... what the hell!? Phantom did kill a few people, but not in that way. Than story itself is funny, script is nothing special and the Phantom is, this is the most ridiculous, a superhuman! He can jump high, he can run fast, he can do this and that... that was very annoying! And of course,again, I am not going to talk about the book comparing. You can see it, if you are interested... but it's your funeral.
Review of The Phantom of the Opera
