Tom Hooper's Les Miserables opens with a fantastic first hour and is filled with wonderful performances, but a saggy second half loses the emotional connection with the audience and soon grows tiresome. - Rope of Silicon
SYNOPSIS: Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever. In December 2012, the world's longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper's sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo's epic tale. -- (C) Universal
PG-13, 2 hr. 38 min.
Musical & Performing Arts, Drama Directed By: Tom Hooper
Written By: Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil
In Theaters: Dec 25, 2012 Wide
Universal Pictures
CAST: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne, Colm Wilkinson, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Isabelle Allen, Aaron Tveit, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen
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