Les Misérables - Extended First Look

[Kablooie]

5. I saw a preview screening this afternoon.

Tom Hooper was there and said he only finished it at 2:00 Thursday morning.

It is a powerfully emotional film.
The performances are amazing.
You can really see how letting the actors sing live made it become real.
Hooper really focusses on the actors and lets their performances shine through.

Anne Hathaway's song, "I Dreamed a Dream" which was done in one long continuous closeup, was one of the most astounding pieces of acting I think I've seen. The audience, a lot of them actors, gasped when it was over.



The movies is long and gets a little slow in the middle when you have to reset and get involved with a new set of characters but it's an amazing piece of work.
Almost every line is sung, like an opera, and that put some people off but I'm sure it's true to the theatrical show.

I'm curious how audiences will go for it.