Cole's Rating: ★★★
Thatcher's Rating: ★★★ 1/2
Thatcher's Rating: ★★★ 1/2
Year: 2012
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfreid
Genre: Drama/Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Les Miserables is a musical directed by Tom Hooper that heart-wrenchingly described and illustrated the poor living conditions of the less fortunate in France, and also reenacted The French Revolution with emotionally wrecking effects to which I was highly effected by.
As to the devoted, impressive cast. Hugh Jackman (X-Men), Anne Hathaway (Love And Other Drugs), Russell Crowe (Gladiator), and Amanda Seyfried (In Time) are just a few of the actors/actresses in the movie that made it what it is. Now, if you don’t typically enjoy musicals like myself, knowing that some of the actors from my favorite movies were in it made it feel more familiar while watching a movie that I normally wouldn’t. They’re performance was highly satisfying, but short lived for some, which I personally would’ve enjoyed to see more of.
Now, before seeing this movie, if someone asked me, “Hey Cole, do you want to go see a three hour long musical based upon the French revolution?”, my answer would be a swift no. But this movie truly opened my eyes. Sure, it was 98% singing. Sure, it was three hours long. So if that is going to scare you off, it shouldn’t. Because if I was entirely informed on what I was going to see, I probably would have been scared off too. I’m here to tell you don’t let it scare you off, it’s definitely worth it.
Written by Cole Pollyea
