I expected to enjoy the movie, despite the critics reservations, but I did not expect to be so absolutely BLOWN AWAY. Unbelievable movie-making, which resulted in an equally amazing soundtrack. Emmy Rossum is ideal as Christine, Patrick Wilson is probably the first truly enjoyable Raoul in a long time, and Gerard Butler's untrained but incredibly passionate and gorgeous voice makes this one of my new favourites.Please do yourself a favour and see this movie, and pick up the soundtrack to relive it all day long. I can only hope word of mouth places this musical into the "classic" status that it so richly deserves. Are you listening to me Academy?