Les Misérables Movie Review
Les Misérables Review
"Les Misérables" Overview
Rating: PG-13
1998
Cast and Crew
Director : Bille AugustProducer : James Gorman,Sarah Radclyffe
Screenwiter : Rafael Yglesias
Starring : Liam Neeson,Geoffrey Rush,Uma Thurman,Claire Danes,Hans Matheson,Reine Brynolfsson,Peter Vaughan
Believe it or not, this is the nineteenth adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic
novel--and likely the last to star Claire Danes. I've never read it and I've
bever seen the play, but it's a good enough flick, I suppose. The tale of Jean
Valjean, a paroled criminal who tries to make a new life for himself, and
Javert, the obsessed inspector who's always one step behind him, is a good
one. But it flags in the third act, only to revive itself for a killer ending.
Why ask why?
Reviewer: Christopher Null
