The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

OK, so I have heard plenty of the music through out the years but have never seen any of the movies or the stage show. I must admit that the story is decent. However this movie seemed to drag it out a lot longer than necessary. It would often start moving along nicely and then it would hit a brick wall and immediately slow everything down. The music is good for the most part. But the songs and dance numbers would often go on way to long. I will have to check out another version to see whether they handle the story any better. 5 out of 10