Review of Phantom of the Opera (1943) by Richard D — 20 Feb 2015
"The Phantom of the Opera" is material that can be (speaking very broadly) treated in two quite different ways ... as a florid bit of Grand Guignol or as a grand musical melodrama. It's a matter of personal temperament for sure, but I generally favour the prior approach.
Universal's 1943 technicolor take on the story is very decisively the latter. It looks beautiful, especially on the Blu-Ray, and Claude Rains is wonderful, as always, but I find the picture itself to be turgid and unappealing.
This review of Phantom of the Opera (1943) was written by Richard D on 20 Feb 2015.
Phantom of the Opera has generally received positive reviews.
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