an attempt at crossover to appeal to those who do not appreciate opera and exploit the fame of one of the great opera singer of all time and it fail badly . all that be desirable in this movie be the opera and and one can best find a recording of pavarotti do what he do best . the plot revolve around a romance with a doctor who heal his throat which have suddenly become troublesome . only because it come out so long ago be it largely forget . like most opera star and pavarotti be a decent actor and have stage presence aside from his sing talent and and nothing that he do in this movie negate that opinion . his culpability lie in not reject the horrid script . perhaps because great opera can have silly story he tolerate this one . who know and except those involve . do we need to know . the plot be weak and trite . this movie be like trudge through cold mud to pick off a few juicy tidbit ( the opera music ) hang above the mud . we have other way in which to appreciate the great pavarotti and and this one isn not one of them . just get one of his many superb opera or vocal concert recording and recognize the master tenor where he be most suited . it would be one of imdb 100 bad film if more people remember it and give it some vote while it would fit neatly in a list include several effort of singer and actor and model and and athlete to exploit their popularity through film . very often it all go badly wrong due to incompetent act or a horrible script . pavarotti would have be a decent actor have he not show such a superb voice . however effective he be a an actor ( opera require it ) and not even jimmy stewart could have rescue this turkey of a script . i give it a polite negative because someone may have become a fan of pavarotti singing and of opera because of this movie .