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Love Never Dies

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
3.2K
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Ben Lewis, Dean Vince, Emma J. Hawkins, Anna O'Byrne, and Paul Tabone in Love Never Dies (2012)
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10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano singer... Read all10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano singer, Christine Daae. Christine, her 10-year-old son Gustave, and her husband Raoul, the Vicom... Read all10 years has passed since a fire broke out in Paris, leaving only a mask behind - As the love story continues in Coney Island, NY, The Phantom's undying love has grown for the soprano singer, Christine Daae. Christine, her 10-year-old son Gustave, and her husband Raoul, the Vicomte de Changy, travel to Coney Island where Christine is scheduled to sing for Hammerstein,... Read all

  • Directors
    • Brett Sullivan
    • Simon Phillips
  • Writers
    • Andrew Lloyd Webber
    • Ben Elton
    • Glenn Slater
  • Stars
    • Ben Lewis
    • Anna O'Byrne
    • María Mercedes
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    3.2K
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    • Directors
      • Brett Sullivan
      • Simon Phillips
    • Writers
      • Andrew Lloyd Webber
      • Ben Elton
      • Glenn Slater
    • Stars
      • Ben Lewis
      • Anna O'Byrne
      • María Mercedes
    • 54User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ben Lewis
    • The Phantom
    Anna O'Byrne
    Anna O'Byrne
    • Christine Daaé
    María Mercedes
    María Mercedes
    • Madame Giry
    Simon Gleeson
    Simon Gleeson
    • Raoul
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    • Meg Giry
    Emma J. Hawkins
    Emma J. Hawkins
    • Fleck
    Paul Tabone
    • Squelch
    Dean Vince
    • Gangle
    Jack Lyall
    • Gustave
    • Directors
      • Brett Sullivan
      • Simon Phillips
    • Writers
      • Andrew Lloyd Webber
      • Ben Elton
      • Glenn Slater
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    5TheLittleSongbird

    A lavish disappointment

    Much of the problem that I had watching this was to do with Love Never Dies itself. I am one of those who has appreciated Andrew Lloyd Webber overtime, especially as Phantom of the Opera is so good, but Love Never Dies is my least favourite musical of his by quite some way. Two or three of the songs are nice, Til I Hear You Sing Once More, The Beauty Underneath and Look With Your Heart, but the rest are completely forgettable. The story is also a mess, it is nowhere near as cohesive as Phantom of the Opera, is very bad soap-opera-ish and didn't engage me emotionally. The characters seem off, especially Raoul, and one plot strand(the one revealing when Gustave was conceived) actually distorts them, while the ending is ridiculously anti-climatic. This production is a slight improvement by excising that one plot strand, but other than that it does nothing to change my perception of the musical. The production is certainly not bad, the costume and set designs are just exquisite with beautiful lighting. The orchestral playing, chorus and conducting are also first-rate. And I thought the two leads were fine. Ben Lewis has a magnificent voice, and does his best making Phantom charismatic, edgy and tortured, it's not his fault that Phantom in Love Never Dies is too much of an obsessive businessman with a dark past, a much watered-down version of his former self really. Anna O'Byrne struggles with the title number- hardly surprising seeing as the song itself isn't that good anyway- but her voice is very angelic and rich with an unbelievable range, she also does elegant and diva-ish very well. The rest of the cast aren't as effective, good voices but dull. Well Simon Gleeson does have flashes where he allows Raoul to be dashing, but there is strong emphasis on flashes. It doesn't help that the drama is so overly-melodramatic, dull and emotionally cold, or that the relationship between Phantom and Christine is as tawdry as it is. And if you're struggling to believe that they actually hooked up, I don't blame you. The choreography was well danced but lacked drive and sparkle for my tastes. The camera work was a big, perhaps even the biggest, issue. There are too many close-ups and medium shots that are moved so fast, this approach is the very opposite of intimate(which I believe was intended), further ruined the dramatic flow and actually cried for a more expansive use of the stage and live-performance spontaneity. Overall, lavish but also disappointing. 5/10 Bethany Cox
    9dualsboo

    Romance with whimsy

    Saw it live in London in October 2010 and was mesmerized by it. The cast was very different sadly but the story is still the same. I was blessed to get pictures of the cast after the performance and it is one of my favorite musicals altogether. Am glad to see it on film, though the impact is a little weakened. Nevertheless, Christine and her Phantom live again at last, for all of us, we are blessed to have Sir Andrew's gifts carry on their lives. Was disappointed in the removal of it from London completely and if you want to see it live Melbourne is the only place that is showing it. I still have the score rolling through my mind and am touched at the way the new and the old meet paths. Worth a watch and a box of tissue.
    4svleonard

    A beautiful spectacle and nothing more

    Beyond the spectacular singing, beautiful costumes, and amazing set design, Love Never Dies was a great disappointment. The story is simply not good: plot holes, out-of-character actions, and an absurd ending. I found it difficult to sympathize or identify with the characters. The plot also lacks narrative cohesion, almost as if the entire story is a weak collection of character vignettes. The conflicts of the plot are too dispersed to create a strong narrative. The lyrics also leave something to be desired. The whole thing came off as a musical version of a mediocre fan fiction. This was a very poor follow-up to the incomparable Phantom of the Opera.
    8djtaco59

    Love Never Dies stands alone

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies will not disappoint the Phantom faithful. The film version is an unfortunate necessity, as the live musical will not be played in the USA with its original cast. My only complaint with the filming of the musical is that instead of a broader, panned out view, the shots are very zoomed, leaving out other happenings on stage and exposing actors' microphones and hair pieces. Ben Lewis does the great Michael Crawford homage with his strong, clear voice. ALW triumphs with beautiful recurring themes and an exciting rock sound for songs like 'Beneath a Moonless Sky' and 'The Beauty Underneath', delighting Phans with the occasional riff from the original. Finally, the last half hour is consistently unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat exciting. Love Never Dies is sufficiently unique, yet powerful and unique to hold a flame to its precursor and stand alone as another spell- binding ALW show.
    7xristosdomini

    Good--not spectacular.

    Okay, so, I watched this reasonably soon after having watched the Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary performance--so a) it was fresh and b) I might be a little harsh.

    The camera work was a little...interesting. There was only one shot (before the curtain call) that showed any of the audience, so it was easy to forget you were watching a play in a theater--except that you kept seeing stage lights in shots. Not a bad thing, but not ideal. The music is good, but rather weak in comparison to Phantom. Phantom is soaring and operatic... LND had me asking if Webber composed it in collaboration with Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The big thing for me, however, is the continuity disasters between LND and Phantom that fundamentally change the apparent story in Phantom. Full-disclosure, I think Love Never Dies would be perfectly fine in it's own right, but as a sequel to the awesomeness of Phantom of the Opera... I was a bit disappointed. I did appreciate the sporadic musical references to Phantom of the Opera in the score, however.

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    • Trivia
      The final reprise of Love Never Dies sung by the Phantom was improvised by Ramin Karimloo in the final performance of the London production of Love Never Dies. Andrew Lloyd Webber loved it so much he incorporated it into the Australian production.
    • Goofs
      During 'Gustave! Gustave!' Gustave says, 'Please Miss Giry I want to go back!' but his mouth doesn't move. The shot is from the scene afterwards when Meg takes him to the pier to drown him before the confrontation, while the other scene is in Coney while Christine & the Phantom are looking for him.
    • Quotes

      Meg Giry: I took a little trip to Coney Island. I took a little trip because of you. I did as mother said, and followed where you lead, and tried to do what little I could do. But, here's the way it works on Coney Island, they make you pay for every little crumb. I gave what they would take, I gave it for your sake. Now look at me and see what I've become. Bathing Beauty, on a beach. Bathing Beauty in her dressing room. Bathing Beauty in the dark, on their laps, in their arms, in their beds.

    • Connections
      Featured in Musical Hell: Love Never Dies (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Till I Hear You Sing
      Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

      Lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart

      Performed by Ben Lewis

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 2012 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Steam Motion and Sound
      • The Really Useful Theatre Company
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $83,656
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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