Fresh
Tom Hooper gets a bit carried away with swoopy shots, and the close-ups are unrelenting, but crucially he lets the filth and the squalor in.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Les Misérables
Fight. Dream. Hope. Love.
2012 · 2h 38m · PG-13
Drama, History
Directed by
Tom Hooper
Overview
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Fans of the original production, no doubt, will eat the movie up, and good luck to them. I screamed a scream as time went by.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
... Jackman, who should get a Nobel Prize for the way he carries pretty much the whole undertaking on his shoulders, so protean and virile is his singing and acting throughout.
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies
Rotten
At the heart of the "Les Miserables" movie was a good idea that just didn't work out this time. The idea was that the actors should sing their songs live on camera.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
We're all familiar with the experience of seeing movies that cram ideas and themes down our throats. Les Miserables may represent the first movie to do so while also cramming us down the throats of its actors.
Dana Stevens, Slate
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