Saturday, May 11, 2013

Netflix Saturday Night: Les Miserables

Les Miserables

I expected to like this film. But it plays to all that I don't like in musicals. It's just wall-to-wall musical numbers.

It's well-done, but left me cold. It was hard to get into the songs. A few held my attention for a line or two. I liked the revolutionary songs the best.

The fault is not in the story. I loved the Frederic March/Charles Laughton film from 1935.

This film was nominated and won many awards, so obviously my opinion is in the minority. But overall, I am disappointed in this Netflix choice.

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