Review: Is Les Misérables Oscar worthy?
Great acting makes you join in their crusade.
The film makers want to ask you, "Will you join in their crusade?" After much promotion and fanfare, a new musical film interpretation of "Les Misérables" is opening nationwide. For you non-"Mis" folk, the story is of Prisoner 24601 Jean Valjean, who breaks parole, is hunted relentlessly by Inspector Javert and encounters various troubled and impoverished characters in post-revolutionary France. Based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, it is beloved by generations of musical theatre fans. The musical version of the movie was a risky undertaking, but now promises a huge pay-off to the studio, cast, and crew, thanks largely to a career topping job by several of the lead actors. The endless marketing about the actors singing live has also …
Madeline Reinsel
11:15 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Why does this article not mention Aaron Tveit? In the role of Enjolras, he is a fantastic male singer who has starred in numerous Broadway shows, including Wicked, Catch Me if You Can, and Next to Normal. If this writer is truly a huge Broadway fan, I really wish that she would have mentioned some of the characters who aren't necessarily getting the amount of attention that their awesome singing … more ›