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.

If you're a fan of this musical, you'll be a fan of this movie. Les Misérables adds a new dimension to the story many of us already know. However, I wasn't impressed with some of the vocals. Yes, I know that the live singing allows the actors to portray more emotions, but at times the raw singing was just distracting. The acting is superb, though, and I found myself getting caught up in the emotions of the characters. Vive Les Mis!

The story is a powerful one, but I don't want to share any spoilers here, so I won't. If you're unfamiliar with the plot, I suggest you google it (or watch the movie).I found singing on the set rather than using a sound studio and dubbing it in made the movie more like a "live performance". Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway deliver tremendous performances. The music is inspiring, and the choreography is very good.

Les Misérables, meaning "the miserable ones" is a perfect depiction of life in France during the French Revolution. This movie was one of the most moving, and powerful motion pictures I've ever seen. I never read the book or seen the play, but this movie made me feel like I have, like I knew the story before it was shown to me. This movie had an immaculate revolution story, the feelings it gives you are strong and both sympathetic and empathetic. It makes me feel like I'm there with them, experiencing this the way they did. It is one of the best musicals I've ever seen. Hugh Jackman does an incredible job playing the character Jean Valjean, he brought this drunk criminal to life, he brings out the best in the songs with his amazing acting and even his amazing voice. He made Jean Valjean out to be trustworthy especially when he escapes prison to lead on a completely different life as a man who does nothing but help. Tom Hooper's direction and the cinematography, costumes, art design and editing are nothing short of genius. His idea for the actors to sing live during film really gave it much more emotion. There were a few times where the film encountered some pacing issues, but besides that it flowed beautifully altogether. Another amazing act was performed by Ann Hathaway in her role as Fantine. She lost 25 pounds and most of her hair for this role, not only did her amazing acting steal the show but her beautiful voice made it even more tremendous. Specifically, in her performance of the song 'I Dreamed a Dream', it was an Oscar in itself. However, the computer-generated imagery wasn't the best, but they created this amazing world while still being very realistic. This isn't a critic movie, so it makes it hard to critique it, it's more embed in the story and performance than the action and violence. Overall this film is one of my favorite, and has left many crying, laughing, and inspired. It's old feeling and beautiful story reminded me of one of my other favorite musicals Moulin Rouge. Though they take place in different time, I still get those strong emotions and historical view through these actor's eyes. There incredible performances and the films story made the movies how great it is, and I wouldn't change anything about the story. Tom Hooper made the right choices throughout the whole creation of this film. I'm not familiar with the book or play of Les Mis but this movie gave me all the information I needed, to understand the film. The cinematography left me speechless and captured a live theater production for all cinema goers. Those in charge of this film knew precisely what they were working with. A few songs are shortened, several lines altered, and a few scenarios different from their original literary form, but the whole story remains gloriously and satisfyingly intact. This movie left me emotional; sad, happy, nervous, and apologetic, and I appreciated every moment of it. I recommend any and all movies goers to experience this true genius in film history.