Based on 290 votes and 110 reviews.
Best movie of the year. See it, and then see it again.
I am a huge fan of this musical but to be honest I felt that it was way too much singing to be a movie. Looking at other adaptations such as Phantom and Rent, they changed a few parts to be speaking instead of singing-which made more sense for the big screen. Here people just sang and sang and well...it didn't work for me.
love this movie and i loved anne hataway and amanda synfried
I am amazed by the fact that only one or maybe two of the 46 commentators know that Les Miserable is a book written by Victor Hugo and published in 1862. I've read it when I was 14 or 15 and I studied it later in school. But what can one expect in this instant information age when people forget what books are for and become more and more ignorant and proud to be so. So, take note, Les Miserable is not a screen play but a famous book and whatever movies, theatre plays, musicals and crap were all based on it. They all owe their succes to Victor Hugo first, the guy who wrote the book way before movies were invented. And by the way, Victor Hugo is a great classic French writer known to most o
I'd give 10 stars for this if I could. I thought it was perfectly cast and felt that Anne Hathaway was absolutely brilliant. I was thrilled to see that Colm Wilkinson was also included as the kind bishop who gave Jean Valjean that chance to turn his life around when he was caught stealing from the church. For those who might not know...Colm Wilkinson was the original Jean Valjean in both the London and New York broadway productions of Les Mis back in the 80's. A wonderful tip of the hat to a broadway legend! LOVED this movie!
This could have been a 4-5 hour movie, but the director kept the pace and essence of the stage production thus the movie flowed really well. Great singing and acting performances by all, especially HJ,AH,SB and ER. While not great,RC's singing surpassed my expectations. The packed theatre was riveted, mesmorized and emotional. Those who have never seen the musical production for whatever reason have a chance now to see the show on the big screen, with big sound and great scenes. A MUST SEE!!!
Not as good as i expected.
never saw the play. anne hathaway is amazing-great voice and great thinness and parched lips hugh jackman-delicious when cleaned up! got teary but person behind me wept and blew nose tons :)
Loved Movie. Good Story Line,Excellent singing.
At the end, the viewing audience stood and gave a standing ovation, clapping and cheering. 'nuff said! Brilliant!!!