Les Misérables (2024)

the audience applauded

Just perfect...

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

As a fervent musical fan It's weird that I never gotten around watching this beautiful movie. Never had I hoped that it would be this good.The movie throws you into a pool of emotions right from the strong and dark beginning to the epic ending. The acting is amazing, the actors sing very strong, beautifully and vocally correct. The costumes are amazing and camerawork is next level.At the ending I cried of pure joy, I never cry during movies and when I do, it hit my at my core. This is a movie.I will be seeing this many more times.

The utter emotion the actors displayed while singing is actually moving. I had tears in my eyes multiple times. Seriously incredible. Hugh Jackmam and Anne Hathaway gave the best performances imo.

I don't why no one told me about this movie. I love movies with a beautiful cinematography and this is one of them. So I had a spontaneous experience. I had no idea they would be singing. It sounded ridiculous for a few seconds but then I understood the tone, and there's so much energy in this movie I wanted to behead some kings then. The music is just awesome. It's still in my head. It's really powerful, because it's enhanced by a really clever staging. The first scene with the boy is a pure joy. I was surprised to see all these actors I knew singing perfectly well. The cast is unbelievable - Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Hataway...and my favorite, Helena Bonham Carter which is incredible in its grotesque character, you can tell the same king of vilainy from her character Bellatrix in Harry Potter. There is a lot of astounding scenes, and Bellatrix and his husband stealing choregraphy is one of them. It's not about choosing popular actors though. I think they perfectly fit the story and the tone, especially Jackman and Carter. Redmayne choice is kind of weird, because he's really soft, as a leader of Revolution, but maybe that's the point ? Anyway, this movie is so ambitious, the staging is epic, like the cortege scenes in exterior. Interesting cinematography because a lot of wide angles lenses were used, even in some dialogs and close-ups, to enhance the grotesque of French poverty, diseases, and mischief that emerges from the hobble life conditions. But the higher class takes its toll too, thanks to the Revolution and the powerful songs. Everything is described with a harsh eye. And yet it's aesthetically neat and enjoyable. My only cons: I don't like the theatrical tone much, especially when everyone wants to die for no reason. Dying from love ? I just don't buy it. The most ridiculous death is Crowe suiciding because...being in debt of a thief ? Come on. It lasts more than 2 hours but I wish there were more. I recommend.

The cast, the story, the songs, the locations, everything about this movie is perfect, the story of it is laid out so well that you will emotionally connect to every scene you watch, If it's a happy scene you will jump for joy, if it's a sad scene you will cry tears. Every location is so well made that they represent the characters feelings and tells a lot about the people during the French Revolution. When i first saw this movie and from then on this movie has been crowned as my favourite movie of all time.