eFilmCritic Movie Review - Phantom of the Opera, The - Provides an archive of twelve reviews for Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation. Includes reader commentary. Reeling: The Phantom of the Opera - The songs generally suffer on the screen, with only the Phantom's organ-driven theme and the sexual frenzy of the climatic 'Past the Point of No Return' having any real energy. Hybridmagazine.com: The Phantom of the Opera - Overall, Phantom is a not-so-ambitious musical adaptation that does little to establish itself as a movie or true spectacle. Review by Jeffrey “The Vile One” Harris. Screen It Review: The Phantom of the Opera - I was bored much of the time, with only a handful of musical numbers and some set designs managing to break that state, if only momentarily. Movie Review for The Phantom of the Opera - The film is a treat, whether you’ve seen the show or not. Includes small thumbnail photo gallery and viewer comments. Let the Spectacle Astound You - Set, costumes, filming technique, all came together stunningly to make a great epic of the story of the inmates of the opera house. Review by Ercasse-ainince. Rolling Stone: The Phantom of the Opera - Review - Gerard Butler brings a raw, full-throated masculinity to the Phantom. Review by Peter Travers. dOc DVD Review: The Phantom of the Opera - The highly underrated film adaptation of the beloved musical/opera, packed with valuable extras, becomes one of the first pictures to reach the new format of HD-DVD. RogerEbert.com - The Phantom of the Opera - The well known movie critic provides an analysis of the 2004 film directed by Joel Schumacher. The Flick Filosopher: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera - It's a good thing Gaston Leroux is dead, because this movie adaptation of his 1911 novel would have killed him. Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson. Film Blather: The Phantom of the Opera - Review criticizes both the movie production and the director. Salon: The Phantom of the Opera - "Phantom of the Opera" feels less like a movie than a nonstop amusement park ride designed to make people feel they really got their money's worth. By Stephanie Zacharek. VillageVoice: The Phantom Of The Opera - Casting directors should know by now what countless bad musicals have shown: Just because you can carry a tune doesn't mean you can carry a whole movie. By Jorge Morales. The Boston Globe: The Phantom of the Opera Movie Review - It has a little something to irritate everybody. By Wesley Morris.