| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...it's pretty faithful to the mega-successful theatrical extravaganza, and it's been done about as well as it could be." more... |
C |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Butler, Wilson, and Rossum don't have the charisma to stop this thing from steamrolling over them, but they'd make wonderful displays in a wax museum. Dishwater has more razzle-dazzle." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This is such a fabulous production that by recasting two of the three leads and adding some better songs it could have been, well, great." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Sid Smith |
"...kitschy..." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"If you love the source material, the chances are high you¿ll thoroughly enjoy the latest film to pay tribute, even though Schumacher is functionally talentless." more... |
C |
| Hollywood Reporter |
"...this Phantom is but a hallow visual effects show." more... |
D |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...campy, overdecorated, deracinated and interminable version of the mediocre..." more... |
C- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...lacks both authentic romance and the thrill of memorable spectacle." more... |
F |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...viewers will know what to expect, and Schumacher's unchallenging style delivers without frills." more... |
C+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...goes the show one better." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...the movie misfires as often as it connects..." more... |
C |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"The cast is good, the score is sublime, the visuals are sumptuous and it speeds along with a delirious romantic power..." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...the shortcomings don't stop the whole lavish affair from being a guilty pleasure. The Phantom offers a couple of hours of escapist and macabre fun." more... |
B |
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