I've seen the movie twice this week and plan on buying the DVD when it comes out. As everyone seems to agree, it's unfair to compare Mr. Butler to Mr. Crawford because they have very different voices. I've always admired Mr. Crawford's work and voice. And we should try to be more lenient because Mr. Butler was rush trained to sing the music with it's highs and lows in only
months. Do Clemmensen and his other harsh critics think they could have done as well as Mr. Butler did. Yes, he looked and sounded sensual and fit the role well. Mr. Webber made a good choice. Ms. Rossum was lovely in all aspects and
she carried the low note beautifully. If there should be critism, it should be
in the way the music and singing was processed by the audio technicians. Perhaps, critics should ask Mr. Webber what he had in mind because after all did he not have the final word and cut?