World News 10-12-2004 who: Actress Emmy Rossum what: Shines as rising star in slow-moving Phantom of the Opera when: This weekend snippet: Rossum, who plays chorus girl Christine in this film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber`s musical set in 19th Century Paris, "gives a superb performance and is clearly a name to watch," says The Mirror`s David Edwards. But, he continues, "My main problem with the film is that it`s so slow and I mean S...L...O...W... with great big chunks dedicated to all-singing, all-dancing sequences which do absolutely nothing to move the plot forwards." Also released this weekend is Mondovino, Jonathan Rossiter`s documentary about the global wine industry, and Garden State, the very promising romantic comedy starring, directed by and written by Scrubs star Zach Braff. And The Times has listed its films of the year, including Hero, Shrek 2, Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Passion of Christ. [... more]

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