Hole in the 4th Wall

Les Misérables has been everything from a book to a fighting game. So why not have a movie?

I…have mixed feelings for this movie. This 158 minutes film is based on the musical by the same name, which was based on a book by the same name. So this raises one of my concerns about this movie- how long is too long. If you think about it, a book is able to be as long as they want. A play usually is about 2 hours with 1-2 interruptions. A movie usually is about 1-2 hours without any interruptions. So can a media transition FROM a media transition work?

Well…I don’t know. I mean, a lot of the acting here is well done. Russell Crowe is being…well, Russell Crowe.  Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman I felt did a good job in their roles. The songs, well I have mixed feelings about. Some songs are well done, but by hour 2, I just got bored. Others were just out of place, for example, there a scene where Hugh Jackman must whisper to avoid being caught and then they start singing…WHAT?
Another thing that I felt weird was why they had to be super close up to the singers face. WHY?

These things I just mentioned are more nitpicks than anything to me, mainly because I really didn’t care for the material. But as a movie, it’s not that bad. So, My bottom line is…well, I’m in the middle on this movie. While a good movie by my standards, it’s 3 hours long! I got bored on my viewing for this review. I liked it when I first saw it but I couldn’t sit through it a second time. I’m really on the fence about this…see it for yourself and decide. I guess if you liked the source materials, go see it at least once. Yes, this movie has its problems, but it also does somethings right.