Review of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) by Kieran O — 21 Jul 2009
WOW, this movie blew me away.
What makes this movie so great is simply two words, Lon Chaney.
Aside from being one of the greatest actors of the silent era, he also done his own make-up, his design used for this film creating a standard never surpassed by any make up artist yet. His potrayal of the phantom in this film is by far the best in my opinion, because he does so without any spoken dialogue, so it is completely a visual performance, he was an actor truly made for the silent era. At first he just seems like a vengeful monster, but as the film progresses you feel he is just a sad, confused misfit who does not know what to do with himself, underneath his hideous make-up you can read his facial expression and sympathise with his jealousy and rage, the overall movie was a golden success and definetely worth 5 stars.
This review of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) was written by Kieran O on 21 Jul 2009.
The Phantom of the Opera has generally received positive reviews.
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