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I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

I loved the Uma Thurman version. I am also a fan of the stars of this film. I was just not overjoyed to see them all together. Many of the songs worked magnificently. There was a lot of song dialouge that didn't work as well. I felt this should have been a musical rather than an opera. I was surprised at how well the actors could hold their notes, like a professional, yet not sound as well on simpler tunes. There are also professional singers who can act (not 50 Cent). Personally I would have cast them.How is it all these Frenchmen have British accents? The music enhances the already rolling coaster ride of emotion of the saga, making the highs higher and lows lower. There has been almost a void of decent musicals in the motion picture industry since the 1960's. This one fills the void with a great story and cinematography. You are hooked on the film by a brilliant opening scene with Jackman surprising the bejesus out of me with his singing and Crowe does not.As a musical, I won't rush out and buy the sound track. Looks good on the big screen. But seriously, 5 stars? Perhaps the most amazing thing is that Russell Crowe, who can't carry a tune in a bucket, got a major starring role in a musical. Don't look for that to happen again.Parental Guide: No f-bombs or nudity. Brief sex scene.

The idea of a story being told by people singing to each other is rather silly on the surface, but it can work amazingly well with beautiful/soulful or catchy music and an engaging story. I watched Les Miserables mostly on the strength of the reviews and found it perfectly awful. The story was so so, the acting was blah, and the singing was cringworthy. Producers of musicals tend to cast singers who can also act to some degree because a "musical" mostly relies on the music. Here we have decent actors who can't sing and consequently seem out of their comfort zone in the acting department as well . Listening to them struggle thru their various songs was more tortuous than watching the terrible injustices their characters were living out in the story. I've seen high school musicals with more impressive talent and with a far more engaging production. A sympathetic 5 out 10 stars for this waste of 2 hours.

Les Misérables, meaning "the miserable ones" is a perfect depiction of life in France during the French Revolution. This movie was one of the most moving, and powerful motion pictures I've ever seen. I never read the book or seen the play, but this movie made me feel like I have, like I knew the story before it was shown to me. This movie had an immaculate revolution story, the feelings it gives you are strong and both sympathetic and empathetic. It makes me feel like I'm there with them, experiencing this the way they did. It is one of the best musicals I've ever seen. Hugh Jackman does an incredible job playing the character Jean Valjean, he brought this drunk criminal to life, he brings out the best in the songs with his amazing acting and even his amazing voice. He made Jean Valjean out to be trustworthy especially when he escapes prison to lead on a completely different life as a man who does nothing but help. Tom Hooper's direction and the cinematography, costumes, art design and editing are nothing short of genius. His idea for the actors to sing live during film really gave it much more emotion. There were a few times where the film encountered some pacing issues, but besides that it flowed beautifully altogether. Another amazing act was performed by Ann Hathaway in her role as Fantine. She lost 25 pounds and most of her hair for this role, not only did her amazing acting steal the show but her beautiful voice made it even more tremendous. Specifically, in her performance of the song 'I Dreamed a Dream', it was an Oscar in itself. However, the computer-generated imagery wasn't the best, but they created this amazing world while still being very realistic. This isn't a critic movie, so it makes it hard to critique it, it's more embed in the story and performance than the action and violence. Overall this film is one of my favorite, and has left many crying, laughing, and inspired. It's old feeling and beautiful story reminded me of one of my other favorite musicals Moulin Rouge. Though they take place in different time, I still get those strong emotions and historical view through these actor's eyes. There incredible performances and the films story made the movies how great it is, and I wouldn't change anything about the story. Tom Hooper made the right choices throughout the whole creation of this film. I'm not familiar with the book or play of Les Mis but this movie gave me all the information I needed, to understand the film. The cinematography left me speechless and captured a live theater production for all cinema goers. Those in charge of this film knew precisely what they were working with. A few songs are shortened, several lines altered, and a few scenarios different from their original literary form, but the whole story remains gloriously and satisfyingly intact. This movie left me emotional; sad, happy, nervous, and apologetic, and I appreciated every moment of it. I recommend any and all movies goers to experience this true genius in film history.

"Les Miserables" is the first musical I have ever seen. At first, I found it difficult to follow the plot,given that I was not used to musicals. But after the first scenes, I appreciated and got used to the songs and music, I also watched more times some scenes to listen to the music again. The character voices were also really enjoyable.A really good musical indeed!