Movie Reviews by Cinema Siren
Les Misérables: Join the Crusade
Great acting makes you join in their crusade.
The filmmakers want to ask, "Will you join in their crusade?" After much promotion and fanfare, a new musical film interpretation of "Les Misérables" is opening nationwide on Christmas Day. For you non-Mis folk, this is the story of Prisoner 24601, Jean Valjean, who breaks parole, is hunted relentlessly by Inspector Javert and encounters various troubled and impoverished characters in post-revolutionary France. Based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, it is beloved by generations of musical theatre fans. A musical version of the movie was a risky undertaking, but now promises a huge pay-off to the studio, cast and crew, thanks largely to a career-topping job by several of the lead actors. The endless marketing about the actors singing live…
