Les Misérables(2012)- User Reviews

Even though many of the stars could not sing that well, what they lacked in that department was made up for with diamonds in emotion and performance of the lines they sung. The talent of everyone involved in this production was of such a high standard …more»

I have seen the Broadway production 3 times - twice on Broadway and a traveling Broadway production (is that "Off-Broadway"?) once.

This was great! The greats were: Anne Hathaway as Fontine - she was the BEST, most authentic, heart-wrenching Fontine …more»

So, am I the only one to think the Les Misérables movie pales in the shadow of the Broadway production? Why did no one tell me “if you saw the Broadway play don’t bother with the movie”. I read the original moving play in French back in high school and …more»

I have seen several Broadway versions, touring company versions, school play versions and professionally recorded performances of this musical. Everytime is a new experience and something new to appreciate. I think this film version does some things …more»

I saw the Broadway play 3x in NYC when it was running and the musical score of this film does the original justice! The music is so powerful, so profound. The story is both very dark and very hopefilled. The close ups of the actors in this movie during …more»

After seeing it on Broadway twice I was very concerned about the singing. After seeing the movie I feel the acting involved me in the storyline and I was not concerned that the voices were not at Broadway levels. Enjoyed very much and was inclined to …more»

I saw this three days before seeing the Musical and it filled in all of the gaps, thus connecting the dots. I was very pleased with the singing by each of the actors. This did meet my expectations! There were no boring scenes and plenty of action. I …more»

I have the play of the dream team on video (remember that format :). I saw the play in Toronto starring Colm Wilkinson of the London dream team. I saw the play here in my home town with Philp Quast as Javert. But seeing it in action, with all the visual …more»

I got my tickets to see this movie thinking it was going to be amazing! But, it was not. I have not seen the play or anything (because broadway really is not my thing) and I didn't know that the whole entire movie was going to be just singing!  …more»

This is about managing expectations. Having seen the stage version at the Fox in Atlanta and then the 10th Anniversary Dream Cast version on PBS I wasn't sure what to expect in a movie version. The stage and PBS versions had professional singers who …more»