As a child of the Millennium, I always thought that the 2004 version would be my favorite and my forever version.Until the day that I tripped on this one. It is not Leroux's version. It is not Andrew's luxurious musical version. It is something else. While it doesn't look as visually stunning as the musical, it has more depth and more development to it. You can watch and re-watch and never really get tired of it. Charles Dance made a unique Phantom. Charismatic, with a particular sense of humor and a lot more feeling than the 2004 version. More personal history and background too, for all of the involved characters. For Charles Dance performance alone this movie deserved more spotlight.
Review of The Phantom of the Opera
