I'll begin by saying that I am a fan of the musical. I'm not typically one for writing reviews but I decided after suffering through this movie that I needed the catharsis of doing one. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Where I thought the film fell short was in its directing and oh my goodness, in my opinion, the directing was terrible! Bad compositions, bad camera work, bad choreography, bad art direction (well, mostly) and HORRIBLE editing! The film ended up roughly being a series of singing heads and I have to say that really tries even my patience and believe me that is not easy to do! RR … Expand Now, I have to say that I thought the casting was perfect and in that vein, I also thought the acting (and singing! the actors' vocals were fine!) was tremendous. And as I was watching the film I SO wanted to love this film however, as high as my expectations and anticipation were, my disappointment was equally high. Now, I have to First of all, let me just emphasize that I am a HUGE fan of musicals so I was very excited for the release of this film.
… Expandįirst of all, let me just emphasize that I am a HUGE fan of musicals so I was very excited for the release of this film. He/she is either a Les Mis purist who is far too clingy to the source material or a troll who is simply trying to lower the score, possibly in comparison to that *other* big christmas movie. The entirety of the main cast, other than Amanda Seyfriend and Russell Crowe, have significant experience when it comes to musical theatre, so they indeed hired singers. There is no 'guillotine' because that was A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FRENCH REVOLUTION. Les Miserables did NOT originate as an opera, it was a French musical which was translated into English and presented on the West End in 1985. EDIT: 'CineTigre' clearly has no idea what they are talking about. Stars is within the top five of the film. Surprisingly, Russell Crowe does very, very well as Javert - he's not a fantastic singer but his vocals are still very good. Jackman's 'Bring Him Home' is sure to go down in Les Mis history as the best since the likes of Colm Wilkinson the same can be said for Eddie Redmayne's 'Empty Chairs', which is easily on par with the legendary Michael Ball. Best musical film adaptation since Chicago. Jackman's 'Bring Him Home' is sure to go down in Les Mis history as the best since the likes of Colm Wilkinson the Absolutely incredible - easily matches the likes of The Hobbit, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty as one of the best films this year. … ExpandĪbsolutely incredible - easily matches the likes of The Hobbit, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty as one of the best films this year. Those who can still feel their hearts beating should head to the barricades. Cynics and those immune to the terrific score should maybe opt out. Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter and the luminous Samantha Barks shine. I have seldom been so moved by a motion picture and never by a musical.
Instead of playing to the short attention spans of those who love the bloated excesses of Batman, or the adolescent charm of the Avengers, Les Miserables has the courage to examine just how hard it is to change anything for the better, and the redemption available for those willing to try. In addition to updating the operatic form, the movie embraces its epic destiny. Instead of playing to the short attention spans of those who love the bloated excesses of Batman, or Great themes permeate the beautifully sung and brilliantly acted film version of the long-running stage show. Great themes permeate the beautifully sung and brilliantly acted film version of the long-running stage show.