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Plot:
Frenchman Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), imprisoned for stealing bread, is paroled after nearly two decades of hard labor. A gift of silver candlesticks from a kindly priest helps him begin anew. Forging...( read more 
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MCT:August 6, 2008I had always loved this book.. and the movie was spectacular ! The casting was the best thing, I really felt those were the characters I had read about..
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MCT:August 6, 2008It will be just impossible to perfectly adapt Victor Hugo's masterpiece ; The novel is way too long and goes into very deep details, that does alter the story and your passion for the caracters.
But here's nonetheless a well-structured film that underlines the key points in this wonderful tale, following a man's struggle for a normal life, stolen from him so long ago.
The all-star cast was shining throughout the entire movie. Thumbs up.
The tons of bad reviews I've read from the most important reviewers wouldn't keep me from giving this rating. Respect. -
MCT:July 29, 2008
Neeson and Rush gave impeccable performances. The movie is good, but there is something about it that could have been better, maybe the direction (it felt too rigid, almost without movement, like a play) or the cinematography (the film has excellent set pieces, but the colors are not too vivid. It felt too "Masterpiece Theatre", if you know what I mean).
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MCT:July 28, 2008of what i saw it was pretty good. and it sort of fallowed the storyline in the book Les Miserables. But I was watching it in class and there are some inapropreate parts for some imature fourth graders. and fifth
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MCT:June 25, 2008
i wanna see the original so bad i didnt like the film that much but i think i would love the musical version
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MCT:June 13, 2008
This one is a hit and miss. The novel is completely butchered but the acting is wonderful. Uma Thurman is absolutely heartbreaking as Fantine.
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MCT:May 27, 2008I saw the last 2/3 of this movie and it was pretty intresting I never knew that Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush played in such and inndependant movie. I liked the movie ecspeacialy Liam Neeson he is such a good actor. Corzette was cute when she was little but when she got older she was sort of whiny because she was all "Papa, Papa, Tell me Papa"!? in this really whiny voice and it got annoying.
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MCT:May 11, 2008
Great story about how a man can change and form his own future. Slightly predictable but good ending. I won't say why though, since that would ruin it for the folks who haven't seen it :)
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MCT:April 14, 2008
what agreat story I would love to see it in theater.. it's a great adaptation.. very serious and I love the human touch in every detail!!
Frenchman Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson), imprisoned for stealing bread, is paroled after nearly two decades of hard labor. A gift of silver candlesticks from a kindly priest helps him begin anew. Forging...( read more ) a decent and profitable existence, he finds success as a businessman and as the mayor of a small town. He even takes in a pregnant young woman (Uma Thurman) and raises her daughter as his own. When a former prison guard (Geoffrey Rush) recognizes Valjean, his past catches up to him. Director Bille August culls mesmerizing performances from his cast, but loses us with an ending that panders to teen audiences. The focus shifts dramatically, and uncomfortably, from the haunted Neeson and his hawk-like pursuer, to his daughter (Claire Danes) and her romance with a handsome revolutionary. After this narrative shift, the script leaves behind the Victor Hugo classic's themes of revenge and redemption to focus improbably on teen angst--hardly what Hugo had on his mind. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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MCT:March 29, 2008
a very good movie. not at all a spot-on adaptation, but it has its own strong points. very strong acting, particularly from Rush. excellent score and cinematography as well. as a film, very well-done. as an adaptation of the novel, so-so at best.
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MCT:March 11, 2008
This beautiful movie has some great morals. A convict, Jean Valjean, imprisoned for 19 years in the quarries for stealinga loaf of bread. Taken in by a priest and his wife he gets given another chance at life. He turns himself around and becomes Monsiuere Mandel a well known humanitarian of his community by helping the poor and giving them jobs. Until a police inspector by the name Javert is posted in the same town. It'is not long before Javert realises that Mandl is actually the convict Jean Valjean, soon the chase that consumes Javert for Jean Valjean begins. I'm very glad that I took my friends advice and watch this movie 4+ stars.
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MCT:February 6, 2008
I think this was done fantastic! If you want to see a great film put together ... I think this is one you would enjoy. It's MUCH better than I thought it would be.
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MCT:January 1, 2008
Beautifully done movie, really cuts to the quick of the French Revolution. Geoffrey Rush and Liam Neeson did a amazing job. And I really admire Uma Thurman's work in this movie.
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MCT:December 24, 2007
Thank you, Bille August, for not making this a musical. A great story on it's own - Victor Hugo's classic should never have been set to music.
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MCT:December 22, 2007
I've read terrible reviews about this adaptation of Hugo's great novel, but I really enjoyed it. It even made me cry! It could have used more excitement, you know? It's rather...dead. Like it flows too slowly for its own good.
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MCT:December 17, 2007
very good movie! i don't know how true it is to the book or the musical but it is very welll put together and acted out
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MCT:December 15, 2007
A very good feature film version of the classic musical. I thought the characters were well-cast and well-played.
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MCT:December 10, 2007
Respect others who would like to change (to be a better person)!!
Gw gak tau dy bela2in nyelamatin itu anak gara2 dy emg sayang ma itu anak, atau karena cintanya terhadap ibunya atau karena janji itu hutang atau emg dy cuma hate to be alone in this world (it's the least possibility..he2). -
MCT:November 16, 2007
Definitely one of the unfading classics! I watched this movie for our English class back in fourth year and it really caught my idealism and values. I had not yet read the book, but I guess settling for the movie is also worth it.
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MCT:November 14, 2007
Not a great adaptation but not bad. Not surprisingly, Claire Danes is great as a young naive Cosette.
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MCT:November 12, 2007
the book & musical were better, where has my favorite character gone?! T_T
good film though. claire :) -
MCT:September 25, 2007
I love Uma in any movie and she's awesome as Fantine. I love the story, the symbolism and the sacrifice. This movie's a gem among gems.
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pavacri23posted 240 days ago -
Simply Amazing. Not comparable to the Vicotr's Hugo story, but any book is compared to the movie (except for Jaws). This is the best example that, when you are criticizing a movie, you are being critc with THE MOVIE, not with the book. Rush and Neeson are amazing here.
posted 422 days ago -
read the book, seen the film going to see the show!! This film is one of my fav films but i am dispointed that there was no Eponine in the film as she is my fav character but she wasnt needed cus this film is so good and already 2 hours long.
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