![]() ![]() He rips up his parole papers and sets out to put “Jean Valjean” behind him. It’s only after meeting a forgiving priest who gifts with a church’s silver and an alibi from the police does Valjean see a path to redemption. For that Les Mis is daring and sporadically electrifying but may leave purists wanting more.After 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread Jean Valjean (Jackman) is released into a world that no longer has a place for him. It’s a tactic that works wonders and at times falls completely flat. No lip syncing here - stars Hugh Jackman Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe belt their tunes with all the imperfection of real life. Performed almost entirely in song director Tom Hooper (Oscar-winner for The King’s Speech) sticks to source material while reinventing the movie musical with live performances. And the big screen adaptation of the stage hit Les Misérables manages to weave it all together (in a nearly 3-hour cut). A musical that spans 15 years sports a principal cast of 10 and attempts to recreate the 1832 Paris Uprising is going to have a lot of meat to it. ![]()
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