The initial grandeur - which impresses as it’s a 180 from Hooper’s past work - begins to curdle into something histrionic, bombastic and overly extravagant.

The rest of the film, however, is just a little bit overcooked. Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 45 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Operation Fortune' Review: Aubrey Plaza Kicks Ass in a Throwback Guy Ritchie ThrillerĪmanda Seyfried Is 'Hoping for a Miracle' to Return to 'Mean Girls' for Original Cast Cameos And then there’s that moving and spectacular finish, which will leave audiences floored.

She essentially brings the house down with her stirring rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream.” Hugh Jackman is also strong, and similarly emotionally committed to the role. Anne Hathaway, as you’ve likely heard, is breathtakingly good in her small, but unforgettable role as Fantine. Its scope and ambition are to be admired, and Hooper’s certainly stepped up his game from the rather pedestrian, but effective “ The King’s Speech.” It’s great to see the filmmaker challenging himself and “Les Miserables,” at nearly two hours and forty minutes, is a huge, epic undertaking. Though there’s actually lots of positive things to say about the film. And that’s because Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” has two incredible sequences (both of which audiences thundered over in our early screening), but the rest of the movie? Well, maybe not so much. This is why you can’t pay too much attention to the buzz and get all wrapped up in Twitter noise that all of sudden made everyone go, “Oscar frontrunner!” Early screenings of “ Les Miserables” did provoke audiences to burst into applause after certain song performances and yes, many were in tears by the end of the film.

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