I finally was able to see Les Miserables last week.\u00a0 It seems like everyone I talked to either loved or hated this movie, and I fall somewhere in the middle.\u00a0 I’ve always liked this musical, although I saw the play about 18 years ago so my memory was a bit fuzzy going in.\u00a0 The problem I have is that it feels like one long, ongoing song, which gets old for me.\u00a0 I’d like a break with some normal dialogue here and there to separate the songs, but that’s just me.\u00a0 Also, a lot of the songs, as beautiful as they are,\u00a0sound the same to me.<\/p>\n
As far as the performances go, I thought everyone had great voices except Russell Crowe, who is perfectly cast as Javert the character, but no-so-perfectly cast as Javert the singer.\u00a0 He didn’t have a terrible voice, but at times it felt comedic listening to a duet with other characters who sound much better.\u00a0 Anne Hathaway, who I’m usually not a huge fan of, stole the show as Fantine.\u00a0 Another surprise was Samantha Barks as Eponine, who has\u00a0 no other screen roles to her credit.\u00a0 She had a fantastic voice and had me wondering why Marius was so obsessed with Cossette when Eponine was practically throwing herself at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My favorite was Thenardier and Madame Thenardier, played perfectly by Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter.\u00a0 They were funny and sounded great in all of their scenes.<\/p>\n
Tom Hooper directed, who most recently directed the King’s Speech, and I thought he did a good job.\u00a0 The constant close-ups were a bit much for me, but he got strong performances out of all the actors and kept close to the source material.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Basically, if you like the play you’ll probably like this movie.\u00a0 If you like musicals you’ll probably like this movie.\u00a0 Otherwise, this probably isn’t for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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