Reviews

I really liked this movie! I thought all of the acting was very Very good-- and I loved the fact that all of the actors looked and acted very much like you would expect the people of that region to look and act... this was not a Hollywood whitewash - but a genuine, tenderly done telling of the birth of Christ... a real Christmas gift to the movie-going public.

I also appreciate very much the efforts the filmmakers have gone to tell the story accurately-- aside from the fact the wise men most likely really showed up a year or so after Jesus was born..

Get some real Christmas spirit - go see this movie.

I thoroughly loved this film-- I had seen the stage play twice -- and loved it. I thought the film version was even better than the stage play since the film of course provides close-ups and smoother transitions from one event to another (all of the things film by definition offers over stage)...I also thought the performances and the voices were every bit as good as those I had seen and heard in the theater. If you enjoyed the stage play - you should LOVE this film... so many of the critics who did not like the film apparently just don't like Andrew Lloyd Webber or his music, or do not like the stage play -- each to his own I guess.

I also think Gerard Butler is just maybe the sexiest man alive! He infused the Phantom with such passion -- at first I was a little surprised to see that the Phantom was young and handsome (well 1/2 handsome anyway)-- but it actually makes the story line a bit more plausible that Christine could be mesmerized and genuinely conflicted about her feelings for him..

A Great time at the movies! I recommend it highly.