Phantom Excellence?

Ok, I read this article a couple days ago, and am quite suprised at the conclusion to which the reviewer came (notice: no sentence ending with a preposition!). I have not seen 'The Phantom Of The Opera' myself, but I took it for granted that it would be a great movie, especially with all of the hype. Now I'm not so sure. If you've seen this movie, and feel differently, then by all means please post a rebuttle of this article. This is the kind of movie that I would expect people to want to like, just because the loved it so much off screen.
Anyway, thoughts and comments are appreciated.