An average movie

Honestly, with Joel Schumacher, you never really know what you’ll get, a decent flick or something really terrible, so I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie. On top of that, I'm not a big fan of musicals so I was not really the best audience for a movie like this one. However, I thought it was actually not bad at all, quite gorgeous to look at and there were some nice songs. It was also fun to see Gerard Butler before he reached fame with ‘300’ and I thought he was actually quite convincing. Eventually, the big revelation in this movie was the charming and really talented Emmy Rossum who was just 16 years old when she made this movie. After watching this, I expected a lot from her but, unfortunately, 10 years later, we don’t hear much about her anymore which is quite a shame (on the other hand, if you pick up movies like ‘Dragonball Evolution’ and ‘Poseidon’, you can expect your career to take a dive). Coming back to our main feature, the main issue I had was with the story which I didn't find really compelling enough. I know, it is not the point here but without an interesting story, I get bored even when watching a musical. Still, in spite of its flaws, it is actually a decent flick and it is definitely worth a look especially if you are a fan of the genre. 

6/10