![]() Hugh Jackman is quite wonderful, outsized and marvelously assured in such an arduous role. Each note wasn’t flawless, but they were all keenly felt. The raw songs are blended more seamlessly with these honest performances, and it works beautifully. Many of the performances are tremendous, and I admire Hooper’s decision to film the actors singing their numbers live, rather than sweetening the music later in the studio. I certainly appreciate some qualities of the film. His camera is haphazard, aimless, diving into inexplicable angles and hundreds of close-ups so extreme as to be farcical. Hooper makes himself felt in every scene, his direction so loud and palpable that it cannot be ignored except in the most powerfully acted moments. All Hooper would have to do is point and shoot, and this could have been the greatest success of the year.Īlas. ![]() ![]() This production takes some of the most beloved source material of all time and marries to it a breathtakingly talented cast. The most formidable enemy to Tom Hooper’s Les Mis érables is Tom Hooper.
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